A screen shot, screenshot, or screen capture is a way to “take a picture” of your computer screen (or a portion thereof).
Why would you want to do that?
Well, let’s say you’re trying to explain a computer problem to a technical friend of yours, and you’re trying to describe what you see on the screen — the dialogs, buttons, messages, whatever. You’re not sure of the terms to use, and your friend is having a difficult time understanding your description.
And of course, your friend insists that the exact wording of everything you see is incredibly important (for the record, he’s right.)
You know what they say: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” And it can go a long way to eliminating miscommunication.
Let’s take a picture of your screen you can email to your friend.