screenshotn.
/ˈskriːnʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈskrinˌʃɑt/ 1. Ice Hockey. Usually in form screen shot. A shot at goal taken while the goaltender's view is blocked by intervening players. Sometimes also (chiefly North American) extended to team ball sports, e.g. Association Football or field hockey. Cf. screen n.1 18.
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goaltending1891
stick-handling1891
assist1925
body-checking1936
screenshot1940
slap shot1942
poke-check1945
spearing1957
deke1960
penalty killing1960
body check1962
poke-checking1963
takeaway1967
saucer pass1986
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres
ball1483
through-pass1673
intercept1821
fielding1823
outfielding1851
wrist stroke1851
goalkeeping1856
shot1868
scrimmage1872
passing1882
save1883
touchback1884
angle shot1885
shooting1885
pass1887
line1891
tackling1893
feeding1897
centre1898
chip shot1899
glovework1906
back-lift1912
push pass1919
aerial1921
screen1921
ball-hawking1925
fast break1929
tackle1930
chip1939
screenshot1940
snapshot1961
hang time1969
one-two1969
blooter1976
passback1976
sidefoot1979
1940 N.Y. Times 5 Feb. 21/3 The Sailors tallied their first goal on a screen shot.
1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Oct. e7 Catholic (1-4) added a goal on a screen shot from the left corner.
1995 Daily News (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 18 Dec. 39 Dartmouth captain Robbie Dickson scored what proved to be the winner early on in the third period, with a screen shot from the point.
2015 Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 26 Oct. d1 Hale made a dozen saves after Campbell's goal, including a point-blank blocker save off Riley Burtt..and another off Toner's screen shot.
2. Computing. A photograph or (now usually) a digital image of all or part of what is displayed at a given time on a screen, esp. a computer screen, often used to illustrate how to use a particular program, website, etc.
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1983 Byte Jan. 41 Above: a screen shot of Snapper, a BBC Microcomputer game whose graphics and sound are great.
1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 140/3 One of the screenshots gives an example of a dialogue box.
1992 MacUser 17 Apr. 97/1 Screen grabbing program, with built-in paint package to tidy up the screenshots before they are saved.
2000 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 210/2 One of them..managed to copy some of the agency's software and, with undisguised glee, allowed Vranesevich to post several pictures, or ‘screen shots’, of it on AntiOnline.
2013 Teenage Sept. 10/2 Drop your post on the Teenage Facebook page, take a screenshot of it and email to marketing@key-editions.com.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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