"vidcap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vidcaps [plural]
Etymology: Short for video capture. Etymology templates: {{short for|en|video capture}} Short for video capture. Head templates: {{en-noun}} vidcap (plural vidcaps)
  1. (informal) A still image consisting of a frame captured from film or television. Tags: informal Related terms: screencap
    Sense id: en-vidcap-en-noun-EV0GAjYV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2006, Cecilia Tan, Lori Perkins, The MILF Anthology: Twenty-One Steamy Stories",
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        "(informal) A still image consisting of a frame captured from film or television."
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