n.
Pronunciation: ' kap-ch ə r, -sh ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin captura, from captus
Date: circa 1542
1 : an act or instance of capturing: as a : an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile b : a move in a board game (as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent's piece c : the absorption by an atom, nucleus, or particle of a subatomic particle that often results in subsequent emission of radiation or in fission d : the act of recording in a permanent file <data capture >
2 : one that has been taken (as a prize ship)