capture

English

/ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈkæp.t͡ʃə/

noun
Definitions
  • An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
  • The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
  • Something that has been captured; a captive.
  • The recording or storage of something for later playback.
  • (computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capture derived from Latin captūra (capture, catching) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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