"screencap" meaning in English

See screencap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Verb

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for screencap meaning in English (2.2kB)

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