screenshot

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noun

screen·​shot ˈskrēn-ˌshät How to pronounce screenshot (audio)
: an image that shows the contents of a computer display

screenshot

2 of 2

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

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Noun
In a social media post on Friday, the estate attached a screenshot of an image titled Nature’s Symphony: Ansel Adams-Style Landscape Photography—A.I. Generated, which was being sold on Adobe’s stock image marketplace for $79.99. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024 The Shocking True Story Behind Netflix's Dancing for the Devil In the two posts that followed, Derrick shared screenshots of her lengthy statement. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Verb
Ahead, see all of the biggest A-list hair transformations of 2024, and get ready to screenshot and show your stylist. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 Jan. 2024 The ID cards can be screenshot on a mobile device, printed onto a sheet of paper, or accessed through a web browser on a device and presented at an admission gate. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for screenshot 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1983, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1995, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of screenshot was in 1983

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“Screenshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenshot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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