Definitions
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- noun An
image ofcomputer screenoutput at a given moment intime . - verb To take a screenshot.
Etymologies
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Examples
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And, most significantly, the screenshot is the new photograph, allowing me to connect through images of what I see with other people who are able to see things the way I see them.
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The user interface, as seen in the screenshot, is almost entirely wizard-driven, making the sometimes arcane world of disk imaging more accessible to newcomers.
Five Best Free System Restore Tools | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan A screenshot from a propaganda video shows Shahab Dashti, left, one of the German men killed in an Oct. 5 drone attack in Pakistan.
Probe Links European Plot to 9/11 David Crawford 2010
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Huh, a good sport, also helped HuffPostTech turn him into a "lolcat" of sorts using a screenshot from a video of a photoshoot he'd done in the past (scroll down for the picture).
Ben Huh Stars As A Lolcat, Talks Twitter, Memes, And Going Viral (PICTURE) The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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A few of them have literally won awards in screenshot contests on other sites.
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Huh, a good sport, also helped HuffPostTech turn him into a "lolcat" of sorts using a screenshot from a video of a photoshoot he'd done in the past (scroll down for the picture).
Ben Huh Stars As A Lolcat, Talks Twitter, Memes, And Going Viral (PICTURE) The Huffington Post 2010
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Pictured is a screenshot from the destruction of the Berlin Wall.
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Huh, a good sport, also helped HuffPostTech turn him into a "lolcat" of sorts using a screenshot from a video of a photoshoot he'd done in the past (scroll down for the picture).
Ben Huh Stars As A Lolcat, Talks Twitter, Memes, And Going Viral (PICTURE) The Huffington Post 2010
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FURTHER UPDATE: The point of the screenshot is to illustrate that "official" Obama spokespeople are not overtly engaged in attacks on Joe.
Worth Knowing: Who’s Sliming the Plumber - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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RIP Harvey Korman, aka Hedley Lamarr from Blazing Saddles (from which this probably copyrighted screenshot is taken, thanks knoopie).
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word screenshot
Screenshot, a portmanteau of screen and snapshot.
March 1, 2025