"snapshot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsnæpʃɒt/ Audio: en-us-snapshot.ogg [US] Forms: snapshots [plural]
Etymology: snap + shot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snap|shot}} snap + shot Head templates: {{en-noun}} snapshot (plural snapshots)
  1. A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity. Translations (A photograph): моментална снимка (momentalna snimka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), instantània [feminine] (Catalan), kiek [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), foto (Estonian), kaader (Estonian), stoppkaader (Estonian), ülesvõte (Estonian), skundmynd [feminine] (Faroese), valokuva (Finnish), instantané [masculine] (French), Schnappschuss [masculine] (German), στιγμιότυπο (stigmiótypo) [neuter] (Greek), pillanatfelvétel (Hungarian), сни́мок (snímok) [masculine] (Russian), кадр (kadr) [masculine] (Russian), стоп-ка́др (stop-kádr) [masculine] (Russian), instantánea [feminine] (Spanish), ögonblicksbild [common-gender] (Swedish), enstantane (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-snapshot-en-noun-aGfrQyW1 Disambiguation of 'A photograph': 91 2 3 2 2
  2. A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time. Translations (A glimpse of something): captura [feminine] (Catalan), momentopname [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), hetkepilt (Estonian), ülesvõte (Estonian), løtumynd [feminine] (Faroese), tilannekatsaus (Finnish), Momentaufnahme [feminine] (German), pillanatfelvétel (Hungarian), migawka [feminine] (Polish), vislumbre [masculine] (Portuguese), ögonblicksbild [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-snapshot-en-noun-AQ5GrExj Disambiguation of 'A glimpse of something': 1 95 1 1 2
  3. (computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state. Categories (topical): Computing Translations ((Computing) Files captured at a particular time that are capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state): στιγμιότυπο (stigmiótypo) [neuter] (Greek), hopuāhua (Maori), یادیک (Persian)
    Sense id: en-snapshot-en-noun-3VskKiJm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 25 20 17 2 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '(Computing) Files captured at a particular time that are capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state': 3 9 83 2 3
  4. (soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot. Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-snapshot-en-noun-Hld5Ij-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 25 20 17 2 26 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  5. (firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-snapshot-en-noun-b~3Gn6re Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 25 20 17 2 26 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snapshotter, snapshottery, Snapchat

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsnæpʃɒt/ Audio: en-us-snapshot.ogg [US] Forms: snapshots [present, singular, third-person], snapshotting [participle, present], snapshotted [participle, past], snapshotted [past]
Etymology: snap + shot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snap|shot}} snap + shot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} snapshot (third-person singular simple present snapshots, present participle snapshotting, simple past and past participle snapshotted)
  1. (transitive) To take a photograph of. Tags: transitive Translations (to take a snapshot of): capturar (Catalan), kapti (Esperanto), taka eina skundmynd av (Faroese), einen Schnappschuss machen von (German), де́лать сни́мок (alt: момента́льный) (Russian), бы́стро состоя́ние (alt: отобража́ть) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-snapshot-en-verb-d-uRfvrN Disambiguation of 'to take a snapshot of': 83 17
  2. (transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-snapshot-en-verb-iwbawAG1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 25 20 17 2 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1892, Stanley Waterloo, A Man and a Woman",
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        {
          "text": "This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed."
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          "ref": "2011 March 2, Chris Whyatt, “Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient”, in BBC",
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          "ref": "1892, Stanley Waterloo, A Man and a Woman",
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        "(firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights."
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "momentalna snimka",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "моментална снимка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "instantània"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kiek"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "word": "foto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "word": "kaader"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "word": "stoppkaader"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "word": "ülesvõte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "skundmynd"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "word": "valokuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instantané"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schnappschuss"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stigmiótypo",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "στιγμιότυπο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "word": "pillanatfelvétel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snímok",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сни́мок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kadr",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кадр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stop-kádr",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стоп-ка́др"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "instantánea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ögonblicksbild"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "A photograph",
      "word": "enstantane"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "captura"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "momentopname"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "word": "hetkepilt"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "word": "ülesvõte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "løtumynd"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "word": "tilannekatsaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Momentaufnahme"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "word": "pillanatfelvétel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "migawka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A glimpse of something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vislumbre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ögonblicksbild"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "(Computing) Files captured at a particular time that are capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "στιγμιότυπο"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(Computing) Files captured at a particular time that are capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state",
      "word": "hopuāhua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "(Computing) Files captured at a particular time that are capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state",
      "word": "یادیک"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "1904, David T Hanbury, Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada",
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        "(transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot."
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        "computing",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsnæpʃɒt/"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to take a snapshot of",
      "word": "capturar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to take a snapshot of",
      "word": "kapti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to take a snapshot of",
      "word": "taka eina skundmynd av"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take a snapshot of",
      "word": "einen Schnappschuss machen von"
    },
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      "alt": "момента́льный",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "to take a snapshot of",
      "word": "де́лать сни́мок"
    },
    {
      "alt": "отобража́ть",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "to take a snapshot of",
      "word": "бы́стро состоя́ние"
    }
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": délatʹ (momentálʹnyj) snímok vs. момента́льный",
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": býstro (otobražátʹ) sostojánije vs. отобража́ть",
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