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Screenshot Definition, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：screen capture (Screenshot)
Screenshot
/ˈskriːnʃɒt/
n./v.
A picture of what is showing on your computer or phone screen.
screen capture
➕
/skriːn ˈkæptʃər/
n./v.
A still image of the content displayed on a computer, smartphone, or other screen.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Combination of 'screen' and 'shot', referring to capturing the display.
💡 Mnemonic
Imagine taking a 'shot' of your computer screen to save what you see.
📖 Example
I sent a screenshot of the recipe to our family group chat.
I sent a screen capture of the recipe to our family group chat.
🔗 Collocations
take a screenshot – capture the current screen as an image
screenshot gallery – collection of saved screen images
annotate a screenshot – add notes or marks to a screen capture
🔄 Synonyms
screen grab (n.) – An informal synonym for a screenshot
snapshot (n.) – An image captured from a screen or live feed
🌱 Derivatives
screenshotting (n.) – the act of taking screenshots
📖 Cultural Story
The term 'screenshot' emerged in the early 1980s with the rise of personal computers, originally describing a feature to capture the screen as a graphic file.
Meaning 2：capture screen (Screenshot)
Screenshot
/ˈskriːnʃɒt/
n./v.
To use a device's function to save the current screen as a picture file.
capture screen
➕
/ˈkæptʃər skriːn/
n./v.
To use a device's function to save the current screen as a picture file.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
Can you screenshot the teacher's slides? My internet connection is bad.
Can you capture the teacher's slides from your screen? My internet connection is bad.
🔗 Collocations
screenshot the page – capture the entire webpage as an image
screenshot and share – take a screen capture and send it to others
automatically screenshot – set the device to capture screenshots on a schedule
🔄 Synonyms
🌱 Derivatives
screencast (n.) – a video recording of a computer screen
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