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screen dump

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

  1. the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer monitor or other screen.

Etymology

Origin of screen dump

First recorded in 1980–85

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In chats, anyone using a personal computer as a terminal can log the conversation, or use screen dump just to capture 'interesting parts'.

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