screenshot

Etymology

screen + shot (“(photography) single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures”).

noun

  1. (computing) An image of computer or smartphone screen output at a given moment in time.
    I grabbed a screenshot of my desktop.

verb

  1. (computing, transitive) To take a screenshot of something.
    To help to improve the software, make sure to screenshot any bugs you find.
    Northern has made it harder for fraudsters to cheat checks on barcode season tickets. The operator has made it impossible for people to screenshot tickets from within the Northern app and then share the tickets for others to use. February 22 2023, “Network News: Northern thwarts barcode cheats”, in RAIL, number 977, page 25

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