THUMBNAIL

thumbnail

(noun) the nail of the thumb

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

thumbnail (plural thumbnails)

The fingernail on the thumb.

A rough sketch (e.g, the size of one's thumbnail).

(chiefly, computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.

Usage notes

• (computing): Unlike an icon, which is generally a representative symbol, a thumbnail is a smaller identical copy of the original larger image.

Verb

thumbnail (third-person singular simple present thumbnails, present participle thumbnailing, simple past and past participle thumbnailed)

(transitive) To describe concisely.

(transitive, computing) To create a smaller representation of (a larger image).

Source: Wiktionary



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