snapshot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb

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From snap + shot.

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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.

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to 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.