snapshot

About 1.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   He carried a snapshot of his daughter.

2. noun A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

   The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.

3. noun 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. noun A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
5. noun A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.
6. verb To take a photograph of.
7. verb To capture the state of, in a snapshot.
8. verb simple past and past participle of snapshoot

Similar words

shot hair-trigger slide ride snap flash tour burst grab round

Often followed by

of in is and from taken to at that

Word family

snapshots