screenshot

American  

[skreen-shot] / ˈskrinˌʃɒt /

Or screen 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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of screenshot

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

Example Sentences

Above the screenshot, he wrote, “You just gotta mog.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The screenshot below lists all of the third-party trackers Avast uses in its VPN apps:

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Chloe Cripps, raised in Croydon but now living in Sydney, Australia, said she instantly recognized the escalator and sent a screenshot to her family group chat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

If snarky remarks are emailed or direct-messaged to you, screenshot and print them out.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

My profile picture was a screenshot of the Francis Ford Coppola version of Dracula, when the count appears as his real age, which is like five hundred or something.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin