English Online Dictionary. What means snapshot? What does snapshot mean?
English
Etymology
From snap + shot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnæpʃɒt/
Noun
snapshot (plural snapshots)
- A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
- A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.
- (computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.
- (soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
- (firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.
Derived terms
- snapshotter
- snapshottery
- Snapchat
Translations
Verb
snapshot (third-person singular simple present snapshots, present participle snapshotting, simple past and past participle snapshotted)
- (transitive) To take a photograph of.
- (transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot.
Derived terms
- snapshottable
Translations
References
- “snapshot”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.