snapshot

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsnæpʃɒt/ === Etymology 1 === From snap +‎ shot. ==== Noun ==== snapshot (plural snapshots) 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. (computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state. (soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot. (firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== snapshot (third-person singular simple present snapshots, present participle snapshotting, simple past and past participle snapshotted) (transitive) To take a photograph of. (transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot. ===== Derived terms ===== snapshottable ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== “snapshot”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== snapshot simple past and past participle of snapshoot