screenshot

Or screen shot

[skreen-shot]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

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

screenshot

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noun

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of screenshot¹

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

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A rumor had circulated — via a ��sApp screenshot — that two large clothing wholesalers in the area were scheduled to be raided that day, several owners and employees said.

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“I made Gabby lose by heckling her. And it made my parlay win,” he wrote on a post that included a screenshot of two bets on FanDuel.

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Later that month, Ms Black said a deputy head teacher showed her screenshots, either of Ms Buchan's OnlyFans page or social media - she could not tell which.

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Still, the damage may be done, as there are many screenshots still circulating online.

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“This case is about more than just one deputy, it’s about the survival of law and order in America,” he wrote, according to screenshots of the letter posted on social media.

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