1. a photograph taken quickly and informally
2. a brief summary or overview of a situation at a particular time

1. to take a quick photograph of something

Examples

• She took a snapshot of the sunset with her phone.
• The family album was full of vacation snapshots.
• The report provides a snapshot of current market conditions.
• This data gives us a snapshot of student performance this year.
• He snapshotted the document before making changes.
• The survey snapshots public opinion on the issue.