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snapshot.

A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsnæpʃɒt/
  1. A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.

    He carried a snapshot of his daughter.
  2. A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

    The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.
  3. A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.

    This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed.
  4. A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.

  5. A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.

Where this word comes from

From snap + shot.

verb/ˈsnæpʃɒt/
  1. To take a photograph of.

    transitive
  2. To capture the state of, in a snapshot.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From snap + shot.

verb/ˈsnæpʃɒt/
  1. simple past and past participle of snapshoot

    form-of · participle · past
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