noun

snapshot

SNAP-shot

noun

A photograph, especially an informal one taken quickly.

"She kept old snapshots from her childhood in a shoebox."

A brief overview or record of something at a specific point in time.

"The report gives a snapshot of the company's finances last quarter."

In computing, a saved copy of data or a systemʼs state that can later be restored.

"The server took a snapshot before the update, in case it needed to roll back."

How to Use Snapshot

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA quick photo, or more broadly, a brief record of how things stood at one moment.

Common pairings

a snapshot of the situation take a snapshot restore from a snapshot

snapshotted past tense, snapshots plural, snapshots singular

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She kept old _____ from her childhood in a shoebox.

A compound of snap and shot, originally describing a quickly aimed, unplanned rifle shot.