screenshot

1 of 2

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
Drake himself posted a screenshot of the site on his Instagram Stories and his label OVO Sound posted it to its social media accounts, confirming its legitimacy. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024 But on Tuesday, the account posted a screenshot that said X found the account to contain spam or to be engaging in other types of platform manipulation. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Verb
Private videos will also be disabled and users won’t be able to screenshot profiles or media in private chats, according to the blog post. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 July 2024 Print or screenshot the reservation prior to arriving at the entrance gate as there is no cell service to access the reservation, which can be purchased on recreation.gov. Dawn Wilson, The Denver Post, 23 July 2024 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 18 Aug. 2024.

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