Photoshop

American  

[foh-toh-shop] / ˈfoʊ toʊˌʃɒp /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for computer software used to digitally alter digital photographs or other graphics.

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verb (used with object)

Photoshopped, Photoshopping

1. (often lowercase) to digitally alter (a photograph or other graphic) using image-editing software such as Photoshop.

   Her face is nicely Photoshopped in the ad.

   They’ve photoshopped the car onto an image of a beautiful beach.

Photoshop British  

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌʃɒp /

verb

1. (tr) to alter (a digital photograph or other image), using an image editing application, especially Adobe Photoshop

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Usage

What does photoshopped mean? When a graphic or photograph has been photoshopped, it has been altered in some way using digital image-editing software like its namesake, the program Photoshop.While so much of media is professionally edited, calling something photoshopped specifically suggests it is fake or misleading—often to subjectively alter the appearance of a celebrity or to spread disinformation.Note: As a noun, Photoshop is a proprietary name, and so is capitalized. Used as a generic verb in popular contexts, Photoshop is often written as a lowercase photoshop (cf. google for “to search online” ).How is photoshopped pronounced?[ foh-toh-shopd ]What are some other forms of photoshopped?PhotoshoppedWhat are some other words related to photoshopped?airbrushretouch

Etymology

Origin of Photoshop

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Another X user responded: "They are not hot because they use AI for mindless slop that could easily be done by hand with Photoshop."

From BBC

“The pope thing didn’t really alarm me, you could have made it on Photoshop 5 years ago,” Martin said.

From Slate

The 86-year-old bishop himself has urged youth to be wary of A.I. image tools’ predecessor, Photoshop.

From Slate

Adobe, which makes Photoshop, said in September it would buy Figma, with investors concerned about the hefty price tag.

From Reuters

Thorp told me that Science chose to take a firmer stance to avoid repeating the difficulties that arose from the advent of Photoshop, which enables manipulation of images, in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times