"screencap" meaning in All languages combined

See screencap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: screencaps [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of screen capture. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|screen capture}} Clipping of screen capture Head templates: {{en-noun}} screencap (plural screencaps)
  1. (informal) A screenshot. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-screencap-en-noun-fmLCp8qd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Verb [English]

Forms: screencaps [present, singular, third-person], screencapping [participle, present], screencapped [participle, past], screencapped [past]
Etymology: Clipping of screen capture. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|screen capture}} Clipping of screen capture Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} screencap (third-person singular simple present screencaps, present participle screencapping, simple past and past participle screencapped)
  1. (informal) To take a screenshot. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-screencap-en-verb-G19CUceR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

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