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✂️ A small cutter 🖼️ A screenshot tool
snipper

snipper

6.8
A computer tool that takes a picture of part of the screen
  • noun
  • /ˈsnɪpər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : herramienta de captura
  • The built-in snipper makes it easy to save parts of your screen as images.

Examples

  • She prefers a third-party snipper app for its advanced editing features.

  • I used the snipper to capture a screenshot.

  • I used the snipper to capture just the chart from the presentation slide.

  • The snipper is a great tool for quick edits.

  • I used the snipper to capture just the chart from the presentation slide.

  • The built-in snipper makes it easy to save parts of your screen as images.

  • She prefers a third-party snipper app for its advanced editing features.

Synonyms

cropper
vssnipper
8.1

A machine used to cut and gather farm plants at harvest

captures small screen areas digitally instead of cutting away parts

Compounds

snipper-snapper
  • Offensive
9.9

A person, often young, who gossips and says rude things about others

How Precise

eyedropper
  • Jargon
1 3.7
snipper
  • Jargon
6.8
to screenshot
  • Texting
1 3.2

Surface Forms

snipper singular
snippers plural

Morphology

snipper = snip (transparent) = snip + er

Software/tools named after verbs that describe their function are transparently formed by verb + '-er' (a tool that 'snips' the screen).

Etymology

Snipper comes from the simple word snip 'to cut quickly' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does', used here as a tool name. That is why a digital snipper is like scissors for your screen: it 'cuts out' a small picture or piece of text.