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screencap

screencap noun: a screenshot.

Noun

screencap (plural screencaps)

  1. (informal) A screenshot.
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Verb

screencap (third-person singular simple present screencaps, present participle screencapping, simple past and past participle screencapped)

  1. (informal) To take a screenshot.

Forms of screencap

Noun
pluralscreencaps
Verb
third-person singular presentscreencaps
present participlescreencapping
past participlescreencapped
pastscreencapped

Origin of screencap

Clipping of screen capture.

Questions about screencap

What does screencap mean?
Screencap means a screenshot.
What part of speech is screencap?
Screencap can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of screencap?
The plural of screencap is screencaps.

Words near screencap in the dictionary

  1. screenagers
  2. screenaholic
  3. screenaholics
  4. screenbound
  5. screenburn
  6. screencap
  7. screencapped
  8. screencapping
  9. screencaps
  10. screencast
  11. screencasting

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