Definitions for SNAPSHOT
ˈsnæpˌʃɒtsnap·shot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. snapshot, snap, shotnoun

   an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

   "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snapshotnoun

   A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a moment of opportunity.

   He carried a snapshot of his daughter.

2. snapshotnoun

   A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

   The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.

3. snapshotnoun

   A file or set of files captured at a particular time, capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.

   This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed.

4. snapshotnoun

   A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.

5. snapshotverb

   To take a snapshot of.

6. Etymology: From snap + shot.

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1. snapshot

   A snapshot is a specific view or representation of a certain situation or condition at a particular point in time. It can be an image, record, or detailed description that captures all the relevant aspects and elements at that specific moment. In computing, it often refers to a copy or backup of a system at a certain point in time.

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1. Snapshot

   In computer systems, a snapshot is the state of a system at a particular point in time. The term was coined as an analogy to that in photography. It can refer to an actual copy of the state of a system or to a capability provided by certain systems.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snapshot

   An Americanism for a photograph taken instantaneously with a portable camera. “Snap” is, however, a good old English word. We speak of a person being “snapped off” by disease--i.e. carried off suddenly.

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How to pronounce SNAPSHOT?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SNAPSHOT in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SNAPSHOT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SNAPSHOT in a Sentence

1. Senator Nick Xenophon:

   Rather than being a snapshot of the nation, this census will now morph into a mobile CCTV that follows every Australian, the ABS has failed to make a compelling case why names must be provided, and stored for four years.

2. Christopher Holstege:

   I think what this article really does is give us a better snapshot in the modern era of the cost associated, and when you start looking at the cost and start trying to decrease health care costs, it's good to get data like this out so that we can also look at prevention efforts.

3. Rikien Wilder:

   My adrenaline kicked in and I was like, I have to do something about it, because normally, when something happens in New York, you watch the news and the guy gets away, you have some dark snapshot from a camera and you never catch the guy. So I made it my point that if I were to come across something or someone, Im going to do something.

4. Matt Strawn:

   That personal retail nature of Iowa caucus very may well be an antidote to whatever polling a potential candidate may have back home, the fact that especially Gov. Christie and Gov. Walker were able to win multiple elections in states not traditionally hospitable to Republicans says more than any temporary snapshot of approval ratings back home.

5. Dragomir Garbov:

   We're talking entirely preserved shipwrecks that literally look as if they had sunk yesterday, we're looking at a snapshot of a moment in time, probably as long as a thousand years ago. We're looking at the last moment in the life of a ship.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SNAPSHOT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Snapshot
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SNAPSHOT
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=SNAPSHOT