screen dump

Monitor image copy

A screen dump is a digital image capturing exactly what appears on a computer display at a given moment—the entire screen contents saved as a file or sent to a printer.

The term dates from early computing when such images were often "dumped" directly to a printer.

Now usually called a screenshot or screen capture: Take a screen dump of the error message.

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documentation · grab · keyboard shortcut · copy paste · display · hardcopy · color depth · image compression · legal evidence · sound bite · pixel density · bitmap · remote collaboration · tech support · bug report · educational resources · annotate · PNG

Opposites
capture method

screen dumpphotograph

Image from a camera

camera shot · handwritten notes · photographic negative · film still

output vs. input

screen dumpfile upload

Sending content to server

data entry · keyboard input · user input

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