snapshot
part of speech
noun (a snapshot, snapshots)
meaning for a pupil
1) A snapshot is a photo taken quickly and casually, not posed carefully. tree →
2) A snapshot is a quick look or short piece of information that shows what something is like at one moment: a snapshot of life in Victorian times. tree →
3) In computing, a snapshot is a saved copy of how a system or files looked at one moment. tree →
sense in the lessons
History and geography lessons: a diary or photo gives «a snapshot» of the past. Maths and science: a survey on one day is a snapshot, not the full picture, so results can change on other days. Everyday life: holiday snapshots. Computers: snapshots let you go back if something goes wrong.
examples
- Mum took a snapshot of us at the beach. tree →
- The old diary gives a snapshot of life in the war. tree →
- This survey is just a snapshot of what pupils think today. tree →
- The album is full of family snapshots. tree →
- The computer saved a snapshot before the update. tree →
- The report is a snapshot of the town in 1900. tree →
- He keeps a snapshot of his dog in his wallet. tree →
note
Countable: a snapshot, snapshots. One word. Informal short form: «a snap» (UK: «holiday snaps»). A snapshot shows one moment only, so it can be misleading if things change.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «snapshot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.