SNAPSHOT


Meaning of SNAPSHOT in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: snap (IV) + shot

1. : a casual photograph made by rapid exposure and usually with a small hand-held camera

2. : a brief or transitory view ; also : a mere segment

the letters give us snapshots of his progress

II. adjective

1. : of, relating to, or having the nature of a snapshot

2. : produced or executed as hastily as a snapshot

III. transitive verb

( snapshotted ; snapshotted ; snapshotting ; snapshots )

: snapshoot

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