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Discover LudwigThe word "screengrab" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to an image taken from a computer screen, usually by using the "Print Screen" button or similar. For example: "I sent him a screengrab of the website I was looking at."
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screengrab
verb
To generate a screenshot.
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Last week, I posted a screengrab of one of the many inappropriate messages sent to the band's social networks every day.
The Guardian was able to screengrab the #texasattack tweet as well as much of the previous feed before Twitter suspended the account.
In a post which appeared to be taken from a Snapchat screengrab, the singer can be seen posing on a balcony overlooking a bustling city under the caption: "meth and red man tonight".
"Remember how there was supposed to be a ** video and the only proof was a screengrab, now we have the video and it's bulls**t," one user posted.
He also shared a screengrab of what appears to be a post by online activists associated with anonymous.
In fact, when Google Street View first went online, my brother sent me a screengrab of how my own house appeared on it: it was barely visible beneath the greenery.
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