screenshot

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noun

screen·​shot ˈskrēn-ˌshät How to pronounce screenshot (audio)
: an image that shows the contents of a computer display

screenshot

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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
Lulu concluded while attaching a screenshot of an article explaining Gere's latest real estate venture. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025 That's when he was sent screenshots of some of Miller's Facebook comments. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
Verb
Transit riders are encouraged to print or screenshot the city’s flyer and show it to the RT bus operator or the light rail ticket inspector. Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Most founders screenshot their follower milestones while their business flatlines. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for screenshot

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 21 Jul. 2025.

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