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snapshot

snap·shot [ snáp shòt ] (plural snap·shots)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. photograph: a photograph, especially one taken by an amateur with simple equipment

2. record of point in process: a record or view of a particular point in a sequence of events or a continuing process

[Early 19th century. <snap "quick, sudden"]
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