screengrabs
Frozen monitor images
Screengrabs are images captured from a computer, phone, or television display—snapshots of what appears on screen at a given moment.
The term is interchangeable with screenshots, though screengrab suggests a quicker, less deliberate capture: I took a few screengrabs of the error message before it disappeared.
Screengrabs serve as evidence, documentation, or simply a way to share what you're seeing.
Informal photograph taken quickly
- freeze-frameHalted motion picture image
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- clipCut or attach
- snipSmall quick cut
Transfer data outward
- postVertical structural beam
- sendCause to arrive elsewhere
- attachJoin or connect
- embedFix within surrounding material
link · social media · messaging · email · annotation · markup · highlight · redact
Minor interpersonal dispute
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- file sizeStorage space occupied
thumbnail · preview · high-resolution · lossless · image quality · aspect ratio · dimensions
Demonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- verificationProving something accurate
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
archive · backup · reference · record-keeping · dispute · refund · complaint · legal
snapshot
Informal photograph taken quickly
- freeze-frameHalted motion picture image
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- clipCut or attach
snip · cropping · selection · region · hotkey · clipboard · paste
upload
Transfer data outward
embed · link · social media · messaging · email · annotation · markup · highlight · redact · blur
tiff
Minor interpersonal dispute
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- compressionForcing into smaller space
file size · thumbnail · preview · high-resolution · lossless · image quality · aspect ratio · dimensions
proof
Demonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- verificationProving something accurate
timestamp · archive · backup · reference · record-keeping · dispute · refund · complaint · legal · authenticity
spectacle
Visually striking event
screengrabsvideo recordings
Stored moving image files
screen recordings · screencasts · footage · moving images · animations