Meanings
nounscreen capture (plural screen captures)
plural screen captures
- A picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot.
Synonyms: screencap
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot.
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Chinese Mandarin 截圖 /截图
- 截圖 /截图 (jiétú)picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
Finnish ruutukaappaus
- ruutukaappauspicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
French capture d'écran
- capture d'écranpicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
German Bildschirmfoto
- Bildschirmfotopicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
Italian cattura immagine, schermata
- cattura immaginepicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
- schermatapicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
- videatapicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
Norwegian skjermskudd, skjermutklipp
- skjermskuddpicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
- skjermutklipppicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
- skjermutskriftpicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
Portuguese captura de ecrã, captura de tela
- captura de ecrãpicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
- captura de telapicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
Welsh ciplun
- ciplunpicture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot
Cite this entry
APA
screen capture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20capture
MLA
“screen capture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20capture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screen capture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20capture.
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