snapshot

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsnæpʃɒt/

Etymology: From snap + shot.

A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
“He carried a snapshot of his daughter.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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!”

Etymology: From snap + shot.

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.”
To capture the state of, in a snapshot.
“Filer appliances also offer programmatic snapshotting and cloning at the block-level or file system-level.”