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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescapture d'écran
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kapyur deykrawn
"Il a pris une capture d'écran de la conversation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An image captured of what is displayed on a computer screen, mobile device, or television display.
"She included a screengrab of the error message in her support ticket."
- 1
To capture an image of a computer or phone screen.
"Make sure to screengrab the confirmation page before it refreshes."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A compound word formed in the late 20th century during the rise of digital computing, combining 'screen' (referring to a computer or electronic display monitor) and 'grab' (in the sense of capturing or taking quickly). It evolved as a colloquial equivalent to 'screenshot' before becoming widely accepted in both journalistic and technical contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Screengrab" is said worldwide
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capture d'écran
Transliteration: kapyur deykrawn
"Il a pris une capture d'écran de la conversation."
Bildschirmfoto
Transliteration: bildʃɪʁmˌfoto
"Ich habe ein Bildschirmfoto von dem Fehler gemacht."
schermata
Transliteration: skermata
"Salva una schermata della pagina web."
captura de pantalla
Transliteration: kaptura de pantalla
"Envíame una captura de pantalla del recibo."
captura de tela
Transliteration: kaptura dʒi tela
"Tirei uma captura de tela para mostrar a mensagem."
स्क्रीनशॉट
Transliteration: skreenshɔṭ
"कृपया इस त्रुटि का एक स्क्रीनशॉट भेजें।"
截屏
Transliteration: jié píng
"请把这个页面截屏发给我。"
스크린샷
Transliteration: seuk-rin-syat
"오류 화면을 스크린샷으로 남겨주세요."
スクリーンショット
Transliteration: sukurīn shotto
"エラー画面のスクリーンショットを撮りました。"
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