snapshot

noun

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

   “He carried a snapshot of his daughter.”

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

   “The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.”

   “I hope you've enjoyed reading this series. As usual, it's just a snapshot because there's so much to say but only so many words can make it into print.”

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

   “This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed.”

4. A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.

   “Yet Revell misjudged his promising position in the area to put his point-blank snapshot wide from only six yards out.”

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

   “How quick the eye and hand to catch him [the ruffed grouse] when he rises from the underbrush and is out of sight in the wood before the untrained sportsman stops him with what is little more than a snapshot, so instantaneously must all be done!”

verb

1. (transitive)To take a photograph of.

   “As he did not appear disposed to move off, I took my camera and approached within about thirty yards, when I snapshotted him.”

2. (transitive)To capture the state of, in a snapshot.

   “Filer appliances also offer programmatic snapshotting and cloning at the block-level or file system-level.”