screenshot
noun (a screenshot, screenshots); verb (screenshot, screenshots, screenshotted, screenshotting)
Everyday
- A screenshot is a picture of what is showing on a computer, tablet or phone screen at that moment. tree →
- To screenshot is to take that picture. tree →
In the lessons
In computing lessons, pupils take screenshots to show their work or the steps of a task. In online safety lessons, children learn that anything they send can be screenshotted and shared, so it may never go away; they also learn to screenshot unkind messages to show a trusted adult. Phrases: «take a screenshot», «send a screenshot».
Examples
- I took a screenshot of my high score. tree →
- Press these two buttons to take a screenshot. tree →
- Put a screenshot of your graph in your project. tree →
- Anyone can screenshot a message you send. tree →
- Screenshot the mean message and show a teacher. tree →
- He sent me a screenshot of the map. tree →
- The screenshot shows the error on the screen. tree →
- Think before you post, because people can take screenshots. tree →
Note
Countable: a screenshot, screenshots. It is one word. Past form is usually «screenshotted» or people say «took a screenshot». Online safety: a deleted message may still exist as someone's screenshot.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «screenshot» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «screenshot» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/screenshot/