screencaps

Saved display images

Screencaps are images captured from a video, film, or computer screen—screenshots taken from moving media.

Fans share screencaps from TV shows to discuss scenes or create memes: I grabbed some screencaps from last night's episode.

The singular screencap works as both noun and verb: Can you screencap that moment?

capture

screenshot

Captured display image

snip · freeze-frame · screenshotting · cropping · selection · fullscreen · hotkey · clipboard · paste

sharing

upload

Transfer data outward

  • postVertical structural beam
  • sharePortion given out
  • viralSpreading quickly online

tweet · discord · meme · fandom · spoiler · caption · crop · highlight · thread · repost

format

image

Visual or mental likeness

  • bitmapPixel-based image format
  • rasterGrid of pixels
  • tiffMinor interpersonal dispute

resolution · pixel · thumbnail · compression · quality · lossy · lossless · watermark · dimensions · preview

nostalgia

memories

Stored past experiences

moments · conversation · timeline · keepsake · wayback · preservation · history · retrospective

evidence

proof

Demonstration of truth

timestamp · archive · backup · record · log · trail · authentication · corroboration · exhibit · dispute

Opposites
temporal capture

screencapsvideo recordings

Stored moving image files

screen recordings · recordings · footage · video clips · livestreams

capture method

screencapsphotographs

Light-captured images

film photography · original content · live viewing · direct observation · memory

source of visual content

screencapsphotographs

Light-captured images

photos · camera shots · film stills

Family

screencap

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G