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

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

From Los Angeles Times

BBC Verify took screenshots of these and enhanced the images to be able to read the details on them.

From BBC

One of the videos was screenshotted and reposted to X. The YouTube Short featured a meme of a cartoon figure examining the bottom of his shoe, saying he "stepped in s**t."

From Salon

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

The prosecution told the court that posts sent by Mr Heath - a former prison officer - had been screenshotted by police to compile a 48-page document for the jury.

From BBC