Associations to the word «Snapshot»

Wiktionary

SNAPSHOT, noun. A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a moment of opportunity.
SNAPSHOT, noun. A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.
SNAPSHOT, noun. (computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.
SNAPSHOT, noun. (soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
SNAPSHOT, noun. (firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.
SNAPSHOT, verb. (transitive) To take a snapshot of.

Dictionary definition

SNAPSHOT, noun. An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats