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screenshot

or screen shot

[ skreen-shot ]

noun

  1. Also called screen cap·ture [kap, -cher],. 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 or screenshotted, screenshotting.
  1. to take a screenshot of:

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

screenshot

/ ˈːˌʃɒ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of screenshot1

First recorded in 1980–85; screen ( def ) + shot 1
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"I saw this girl with 1,000 followers. We started talking, said we needed two tickets. She sent us screenshots which made us feel that she had the tickets," she told the BBC.

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The defendants shared screenshots of Facebook posts and media reports in the aftermath, with Mr Graham saying the felling had gone "viral" and "worldwide", the court heard.

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The BBC has seen screenshots of some of the messages in the group chat.

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This is no different to a user taking a screenshot themselves when they receive a message.

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One email included screenshots of a text conversation about paying a hit man $15,000 to kill the wife.

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