screenshot
part of speech
noun (a screenshot, screenshots); verb (screenshot, screenshots, screenshotted, screenshotting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A screenshot is a picture of what is showing on a computer, tablet or phone screen at that moment. tree →
2) To screenshot is to take that picture. tree →
sense in the lessons
In computing lessons, pupils take screenshots to show their work or the steps of a task. In online safety lessons, children learn that anything they send can be screenshotted and shared, so it may never go away; they also learn to screenshot unkind messages to show a trusted adult. Phrases: «take a screenshot», «send a screenshot».
examples
- I took a screenshot of my high score. tree →
- Press these two buttons to take a screenshot. tree →
- Put a screenshot of your graph in your project. tree →
- Anyone can screenshot a message you send. tree →
- Screenshot the mean message and show a teacher. tree →
- He sent me a screenshot of the map. tree →
- The screenshot shows the error on the screen. tree →
- Think before you post, because people can take screenshots. tree →
note
Countable: a screenshot, screenshots. It is one word. Past form is usually «screenshotted» or people say «took a screenshot». Online safety: a deleted message may still exist as someone's screenshot.
In the corpora
- The internet also makes things that look real but are not: AI videos, fake screenshots, forum posts with no name.
- Screenshots of messages can be faked in seconds, and private messages are private even if they are real.
- Vivid example: in Wellington, your big brother is about to screenshot his mate's private message and send it to the group.
- Private messages are private; screenshotting and sharing them breaks a friend's trust.
- Anything on a video call can be screenshotted or recorded and shared.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «screenshot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.