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)

, screen·shot or screen·shot·ted, screen·shot·ting.

1. to take a screenshot of:

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

screenshot

/ ˈskriːnˌʃɒt /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of screenshot¹

First recorded in 1980–85; screen ( def ) + shot ¹

Example Sentences

In August 2023, the declaration said, a suspect in the Mexican Mafia case sent a screenshot of the officer’s “Watch the Watchers” photo to a suspected gang associate asking whether they knew who the officer was.

From Los Angeles Times

The screenshot in the above post was excerpted from an August PolitiFact piece checking the accuracy of Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech, in which the outlet graded as “Mostly False” Harris’ claim that Donald Trump “plans to create a national anti-abortion coordinator and force states to report on women’s miscarriages and abortions.”

From Slate

On Sunday, Rojas put a screenshot of that post on his Instagram Stories.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the commander "couldn't be bothered to write the actual message out" and instead sent a screenshot from MoDNet, the communications system used by the Army.

From BBC

At 17:09, Laurence Fox, the actor and head of the right-wing Reclaim Party, reposted Ms Spofforth’s post alongside the Eddie Murray screenshot and wrote: “Close the borders.”

From BBC