I was looking for the etymology of these two terms which I had thought to be synonyms. As an avid screenshotter myself, I never knew the subtleties that differentiate it from screengrabbing...
This is just as pedantic as the jif v. gif. But I can't help myself.
If your going to claim to be authority on this at least provide some citations.
Windows has a tool called "Snipping Tool" which also went by the name "Clipping Tool" and "Snip *& Sketch". Of course we have the Print Screen key. [1]
Mac had a "Grab" app which dates back to NeXTSTEP. [2] So it is conceivable that someone would refer to it as a "screengrab". Personally I've never heard anyone say this.
I don't think either application used the term "screengrab".
Microsoft's own documentation [3] uses the term "screenshot" regardless of type (i.e. full window, rectangular area, etc.). Apple as well. [4]
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 24.3 ms ] threadScreenshot: Any image of any screen (noun), or the creation of such an image (verb)
Screengrab: Not a thing. lmao.
If your going to claim to be authority on this at least provide some citations.
Windows has a tool called "Snipping Tool" which also went by the name "Clipping Tool" and "Snip *& Sketch". Of course we have the Print Screen key. [1]
Mac had a "Grab" app which dates back to NeXTSTEP. [2] So it is conceivable that someone would refer to it as a "screengrab". Personally I've never heard anyone say this.
I don't think either application used the term "screengrab".
Microsoft's own documentation [3] uses the term "screenshot" regardless of type (i.e. full window, rectangular area, etc.). Apple as well. [4]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipping_Tool
[2] https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Grab
[3] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/open-snipping-to...
[4] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361