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n. A photograph taken with a small hand-held camera.

n. An isolated observation: a sociopolitical snapshot of the electorate.

n. A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a moment of opportunity.

n. A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

n. A file or set of files captured at a particular time, capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.

n. A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.

v. To take a snapshot of.

n. a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim.

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n. A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.

n. Act of taking a snapshot (in sense 2).

n. An instantaneous photograph made, usually with a hand camera, without formal posing of, and often without the foreknowledge of, the subject.

n. a brief summary or appraisal, especially one that describes the state of a situation at one particular time.

n. A sudden or quick shot, literally or figuratively; in photography, the instantaneous taking of a picture as with a detective camera, or with one of the many portable cameras.

Pertaining to or taken by a snapshot, as a photograph; adapted to the taking of instantaneous photographs: as, a snap-shot camera.

Hence, executed rapidly or sketchily.

To take a photographic snap-shot of.

To take photographs with a snap-shot camera.

n. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

"For example, look at the number of features that use the term snapshot in SQL Server 2005: snapshot isolation, database snapshots, snapshot replication, Snapshot Agent."

exposure    picture    photograph    pic    photo   

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