snapshot

Plural: snapshots

Noun

• an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
  • "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"
• A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
• A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.
• A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.
• A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
• A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.

Verb

Verb Forms: snapshotted, snapshotting, snapshots

• To photograph informally and quickly, often without planning.
• To take a photograph of.
• To capture the state of, in a snapshot.

Examples

• He carried a snapshot of his daughter.
• He liked to SNAPSHOT the final Scrabble board to remember impressive scores.
• The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.
• This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed.

Synonyms

shot, snap

Anagrams of snapshot