Snapshotting

Pronunciation: /ˈsnæpˌʃɑtɪŋ/

Snapshotting (noun)

  1. The act of saving a short, fixed copy of a system’s state at one moment.
  2. Taking a quick picture or image of what is on a screen at a specific time.
  3. Creating stored records of a moment so later analysis can compare changes over time.

Examples

  • Snapshotting creates a quick system copy before changes begin.
  • A quick system copy helps restore files after errors.

Snapshotting (verb)

  1. To save a fixed copy of a system’s state at a particular time for later use.

Examples

  • Snapshotting saves the moment state before the action changes.
  • You snapshot the moment state to keep it for later.