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screen dump

n.
1. A copy of the image displayed by a computer screen. Also called screencap, screen capture, screenshot.
2. The act or process of creating such an image.
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Based on an Atmel ATXMEGA32A4U microprocessor, the Xprotolab Portable can connect to a PC's USB port for charging the built-in 600mAh battery or for external control or screen dumps. The built-in graphic 1.3” OLED shows waveforms on its 128x64 pixel display.
Also provided was a clear and concise User Guide in PDF format, making full use of screen dumps and offering advice for use.
As an example, Figure 5 depicts a series of screen dumps of the feedback that students receive while building the second quantitative model.
(The CD-ROM accompanying the first volume is simply to provide easy access to palaces.) In both books, although they are illustrated with screen dumps, it is sometimes difficult to understand the point the writer is making without access to the e-text.
The interface also allows for detailed analysis that includes buffer zones to parcels with mailing label generation, soils by parcel, screen dumps for maps, or plotter generated map products and printouts of tax listing information by parcel.
Screens, also called screen dumps or screen shots, allow readers to see what the software is supposed to look like before, during, and after they use it.