"screengrab" meaning in English

See screengrab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: screengrabs [plural], screen grab [alternative]
Etymology: From screen + grab. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|screen|grab}} screen + grab Head templates: {{en-noun}} screengrab (plural screengrabs)
  1. (computing) A screenshot. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-screengrab-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: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: screengrabs [present, singular, third-person], screengrabbing [participle, present], screengrabbed [participle, past], screengrabbed [past], screen grab [alternative]
Etymology: From screen + grab. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|screen|grab}} screen + grab Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} screengrab (third-person singular simple present screengrabs, present participle screengrabbing, simple past and past participle screengrabbed)
  1. (computing) To generate a screenshot. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-screengrab-en-verb-jxhm5laT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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