snapshot
pronunciation
How to pronounce snapshot in British English:
UK [ˈsnæpʃɒt]
How to pronounce snapshot in American English:
US [ˈsnæpʃɑːt]
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- Noun:
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Word Origin
- snapshot (n.)
- also snap-shot, 1808, "a quick shot with a gun, without aim, at a fast-moving target," from snap + shot (n.). Photographic sense is attested from 1890. Figuratively, of something captured at a moment in time, from 1897.
Example
- 1. Here 's a snapshot of the employment story since 1939 .
- 2. On the other hand , receiving a snapshot by email always makes me smile .
- 3. And like any snapshot , the picture can be misleading .
- 4. Every snapshot collector has obsessions .
- 5. Smart-phone users effectively carry a real-time snapshot of what happens in their daily lives .