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-A '''screenshot, screen capture, '''or''' screen dump''' is an image taken by the computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor or another visual output device. Usually this is a digital image taken by the host operating system or software running on the computer device, but it can also be a capture made by a camera or a device intercepting the video output of the computer.
-Screenshots, screen dumps, or screen captures can be used to demonstrate a program, a particular problem a user might be having or generally when computer output needs to be shown to others or archived, or to simply show off what you do on your computer to others.
-All three terms are often used interchangeably; however, some people distinguish between them as follows:
-*Screenshot
-Outputting the entire screen in a common bitmap image format such as BMP, PNG, or JPEG.
-*Screen dump
-The display system dumps what it is using internally upon request, such as XWD X Window Dump image data in the case of X11 or PNG in the case of Mac OS X.
-*Screen capture (screencaps)
-Capturing the screen over an extended period of time to form a video file. (see video capture)
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