Dictionary definition(s) for: capture

• v., To save a particular instantiation or state of a digital component or group of components.
• v., A technique from the film special effects and video game industry which enables a video artist or choreographer to "capture" the movements of an actor or dancer digitally so that those movements can be reproduced by a virtual actor or dancer that's been computer-generated. [Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms]
  [ Arts - Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms ]
  Primrose, Jon. "Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms." University of Exeter Drama Department. http://www.theatrecrafts.com/glossary/glossary.shtml.
• n., Any of various processes in which a system of particles absorbs an extra particle.
  [ Sciences - A Dictionary of Physics ]
  A Dictionary of Physics. Ed. John Daintith. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. University of British Columbia. 3 August 2006 http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t83.e384
• n., Registration, classification, addition of metadata and storage of a record in a system that manages records.
  [ Archives - Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records (MoReq) - Glossary , Page: 103 ]
  European Commission. Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records: MoReq Specification . Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2001. http://www.cornwell.co.uk/moreqdocs/moreq.pdf.
• n., The act of recording in a permanent file.
  [ General Dictionaries - Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary ]
  Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield, MA.: Merriam-Webster, 2003.
• n., The act of recording or saving a particular instantiation of a digital object.
• v., To copy or save what is being displayed on a computer screen.
  [ Arts - Filmmaker’s Dictionary ]
  Filmmaker's Dictionary. 2nd ed. Edited by Ralph S. Singleton and James A. Conrad. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle, 2000.
• v., To save a particular state of a program. The term capture often refers to saving the information currently displayed on a display screen. You can capture the screen to a printer or to a file.
  [ Computer and Information Sciences - Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary ]
  Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary. Internet.com. http://www.webopedia.com/".