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screenshot
- /ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/ UK
- /ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/ US
Rhymes with -ɒt
Where it comes from
From screen + shot (“(photography) single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures”).
noun screenshots
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An image of computer or smartphone screen output at a given moment in time.
I grabbed a screenshot of my desktop.
Similar: screencast, screen capture, screen dump, screengrab, screenie, screencap
verb screenshots · screenshotting · screenshotted · screenshot
- To take a screenshot of something. To help to improve the software, make sure to screenshot any bugs you find.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pickup, image, picture, display, screen, capture, catch, capturing, screengrab, snapshot, loading screen, screensaver, screen-scraper, workscreen, touch screen, lock screen
Translations
Every language
noun image of computer screen output
| Español | captura de pantalla, pantallazo, captura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스크린샷 seukeurinsyat, 스샷 seusyat |
| 日本語 | スクリーンショット sukurīnshotto, スクショ sukusho |
| 中文 | 截圖 /截图 jiétú |
| Português | captura de ecrã, captura de tela, screenshot, print |
| Français | capture d'écran |
| Deutsch | Screenshot, Bildschirmfoto, Bildschirmabzug, Hardcopy, Bildschirmaufnahme |
| Italiano | schermata, videata, screenshot |
| Ελληνικά | στιγμιότυπο stigmiótypo |
| Română | captură de ecran |
| Русский | скриншо́т skrinšót, скри́ншот skrínšot, сни́мок экра́на snímok ekrána |
| Tiếng Việt | ảnh chụp màn hình, hình chụp màn hình |
| العربية | صورة الشاشة ṣūrat aš-šāša |
verb take a screenshot
| Español | capturar la pantalla, sacar un pantallazo, tomar un pantallazo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 截圖 /截图 jiétú |
| Português | capturar ecrã, tirar uma captura de ecrã, capturar tela, tirar uma captura de tela |
| Deutsch | ein Bildschirmfoto machen |
| Русский | заскриншо́тить zaskrinšótitʹ, отскриншо́тить otskrinšótitʹ, заскри́нить zaskrínitʹ, отскри́нить otskrínitʹ, скриншо́тить skrinšótitʹ, скри́нить skrínitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chụp màn hình |
| العربية | صور الشاشة ṣawwar aš-šāša |
Talk about this word "screenshot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/screenshot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. screenshot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/screenshot "screenshot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/screenshot.Cite this
@misc{screenshot_2026,
title = {screenshot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/screenshot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
