• mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    snip /snĭp/

    intransitive verb

    1. To cut, clip, or separate (something) with short, quick strokes.

    How the heck is that related to screenshot

    • KubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 months ago

      It’s usually combined with a rectangle/window selection, thus clipping a part of your screen into an image/clipboard.

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        8 months ago

        People are just used to calling it that because the default screenshot tool in windows has been called the snipping tool for a long time.