screenshot

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noun

screen·​shot ˈskrēn-ˌshät 

: an image that shows the contents of a computer display

screenshot

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verb

screenshotted; screenshotting; screenshots

transitive verb

: to capture a screenshot of (an image on a computer display)

"Amazing … Can you screenshot that and send it to me?"

—Laura Loomer

… while you can prevent someone from forwarding an email, you can't stop them from screenshotting it and sending the image on.

—Jon Porter

The White House quickly deleted the tweet, but … somebody managed to screenshot it first.

—Sophie Lloyd

Examples of screenshot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The hackers are able to capture keystrokes, screenshots, audio, and video, monitor the clipboard, and operate the device remotely. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Police released a screenshot of surveillance video showing the two walking together on Tuesday evening. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Ahead, 12 gel nail ideas for August to screenshot before your next salon appointment. — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 19 July 2026

The Seat Creators Earned For a decade the creator economy measured itself in analytics anyone could screenshot, followers, views, and engagement rates. — Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1983, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for screenshot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot