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

To join, the volunteer administrators usually require proof of a student’s admission, like screenshots or scans of an admissions letter for a page administrator to review. — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

In April, Meta rolled out a program known as the Model Capability Initiative that captured employee mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes and screenshots to generate data for training its AI models. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

Despite the bad notices Gervais took to social over the weekend to screenshot the favourable ranking for the show on Netflix’s UK charts, which seemed to show an appetite from viewers. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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