As nouns the difference between screenshot and snapshot
is that
screenshot is an of computer screen output at a given moment in time while
snapshot is a photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a moment of opportunity.
As verbs the difference between screenshot and snapshot
is that
screenshot is to take a screenshot while
snapshot is to take a snapshot of.
screenshot Noun
( en noun)
An image of computer screen output at a given moment in time.
Synonyms
* screencast
* screen capture
* screengrab
See also
* bullshot
Verb
To take a screenshot.
- To help to improve the software, make sure to screenshot any bugs you find.
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snapshot English
Noun
( wikipedia snapshot)
( en noun)
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a moment of opportunity.
- He carried a snapshot of his daughter.
A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.
- The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.
(computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.
- This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed.
(soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
* {{quote-news
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, date=March 2
, author=Chris Whyatt
, title=Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient
, work=BBC
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, passage=Yet Revell misjudged his promising position in the area to put his point-blank snapshot wide from only six yards out. }}
Verb
To take a snapshot of.
* 1904 , David T Hanbury, Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada
- As he did not appear disposed to move off, I took my camera and approached within about thirty yards, when I snapshotted him.
* 2007 , David E. Irwin, An Operating System Architecture for Networked Server Infrastructure (page 30)
- Filer appliances also offer programmatic snapshotting and cloning at the block-level or file system-level.
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