snapshot
NounTransitive Verb
Meanings
Noun
A photograph taken quickly and informally, often without careful preparation or posing.
"She took a quick snapshot of the children playing in the park."
Noun
A brief summary or a concise overview of a situation, state of affairs, or a period of time.
"The report provides a snapshot of the current economic climate in Southeast Asia."
Noun
A record of the state of a computer system, memory, or database at a particular point in time, used for backup or analysis.
"The administrator took a snapshot of the virtual machine before applying the software update."
Transitive Verb
[~ something]
To take a quick photograph of someone or something.
"He snapshot the scenery as the train sped through the mountains."