snapshot

English

Etymology

From snap + shot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wikipedia snapshot (plural snapshots)

1. A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a moment of opportunity.

   He carried a snapshot of his daughter.

2. A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

   The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.

3. (computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.

   This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed.

4. (soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
   • 2011 March 2, Chris Whyatt, “Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient”, BBC:

     Yet Revell misjudged his promising position in the area to put his point-blank snapshot wide from only six yards out.

Translations

A photograph

Finnish: valokuva (fi) French: instantané (fr) m.

German: Schnappschuss (de) m. Russian: снимок (ru) m., кадр (ru) m., стоп-кадр (ru) m.

A glimpse of something

Finnish: tilannekatsaus German: Momentaufnahme (de) f.

Hungarian: pillanatfelvétel (hu)

Verb

snapshot (third-person singular simple present snapshots, present participle snapshotting, simple past and past participle snapshotted)

1. (transitive) To take a snapshot of.
   • 1904, David T Hanbury, Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada

     As he did not appear disposed to move off, I took my camera and approached within about thirty yards, when I snapshotted him.

Translations

to take a snapshot of

Russian: делать (моментальный) снимок (ru), быстро (отображать) состояние (ru)