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Clipping of screen capture.

noun screencaps

  1. informal A screenshot. No Context Succession and No Context Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which share screencaps from the shows involving funny lines – naturally, out of context. The general formula of a viral post from a No Context account is a screencap of a character saying or doing something ridiculous or relatable: in other wo

verb screencaps · screencapping · screencapped

  1. informal To take a screenshot.

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"screencap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/screencap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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screencap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/screencap

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"screencap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/screencap.

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@misc{screencap_2026,
  title = {screencap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/screencap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}