screenshot

Or screen shot

[skreen-shot]

noun

1. Also called screen capture. Also called screencap. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer monitor or other screen at a given time.

   Save the screenshot as a graphics file.

verb (used with object)

screenshot, screenshotted, screenshotting. 

1. to take a screenshot of.

   You can screenshot the error message and send it to me.

screenshot

/ ˈskriːnˌʃɒt /

noun

1. an image created by copying part or all of the display on a computer screen at a particular moment, for example in order to demonstrate the use of a piece of software

Word History and Origins

Origin of screenshot¹

First recorded in 1980–85; screen ( def. ) + shot ¹

Example Sentences

Booking.com sent the watchdog a screenshot demonstrating that seven bookings had been made at the prices it advertised.

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The website for Oura, maker of the smart ring that tracks your heart rate, movement and other health metrics, features screenshots of its app interspersed with reassuring reminders in italicized serif.

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Pedro only realised the photo had gone viral four days later, when a friend sent him a screenshot asking: "Is that you?"

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She shared a screenshot from Disney Hulu, stating that the show is curently the most watched title on Disney+ around the world, ranking first in 28 countries including the US.

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He has now deleted the link from his Unsplash account but he sent us screenshots taken earlier that showed other photos of Nery from the same shoot.

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