Capture

Capture

Capture can refer to a number of things aside from its usual :

* In abstract strategy games (such as taekwondo), the process of eliminating or immobilising an opponent's game piece.
* In radio, FM capture is a phenomenon of frequency modulation.

In media:
* Videography, the process of recording (capturing) video
** Video capture, the process of capturing video on a computer with a frame grabber
* Motion capture, the process of recording motion for a wire frame model for skeletal animation
* Photography, the process of capturing still images with a camera
* Image scanning, the process of capturing still images with an image scanner
* Screen capture, the process of capturing an image from computer screens or from part of it
** Web capture, the process of capturing the entire web page into an image.
** Game capture, the process of capturing the screen of a computer game.
** Menu capture, the process of capturing an image from menu, include cascaded(multilevel) menu .

Other uses:
* (Fishing) This term is increasing being used in fishing to describe the "capture" of fish in capture fisheries. A capture fishery is a wild fishery and contrasts with a farmed fishery.

* (Medical) the minimal point at which a heart pacing device is able to influence the rate of the heart. Measured in milliamps.

* (Economics and political science) capture is said to occur when bureaucrats or politicians, who are supposed be acting in the public interest, end up acting systematically to favor particular vested interests.

* (Geology) Sometimes the upper courses of rivers can be captured by other rivers eroded through the watershed.

* In oil and gas law, capture is used as an archaic synonym for "extraction," notably in the common law rule of capture.

* (Pop Culture) Capture is also a famous anti-aging skincare products franchise from Parfums Christian Dior, created in 1986 and starring Sharon Stone since 2006

* Capture, a commercial insecticide containing Bifenthrin

* Capture CIS a circuit schematic capture utility, part of the OrCAD tool suite

* [https://projects.honeynet.org/capture-hpc/wiki Capture-HPC client honeypot / honeyclient] is a client honeypot that can find malicious servers on a network.


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  • capture — [ kaptyr ] n. f. • 1406; lat. captura, de capere « prendre » 1 ♦ Action de capturer. ⇒ prise, saisie. La capture d un navire. Capture d un criminel. ⇒ arrestation. 2 ♦ Ce qui est capturé. ⇒ butin, prise, trophée (cf. Coup de filet). Une belle… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • capture — cap‧ture [ˈkæptʆə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors: • Japanese firms have captured over 60% of the electronics market. 2. COMPUTING to put something such as information or a… …   Financial and business terms

  • Capture — Cap ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capturing}.] 1. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. [1913 Webster] 2. to record or make a lasting representation of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Capture Go — is a simplified variation of the Go board game established primarily as an introduction to the rules and concepts of Go. Known also as The Capture Game, First Capture Go, and Atari Go, it was first introduced by Yasuda Yasutoshi, an 8 dan… …   Wikipedia

  • capture — I verb apprehend, arrest, capere, carry away, catch, comprehendere, confine, hold captive, hold in captivity, immure, impress, imprison, incarcerate, jail, lock up, make an arrest, make prisoner, net, repress, restrain, restrict, seize, subdue,… …   Law dictionary

  • Capture — Cap ture, n. [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F. capture. See {Caitiff}, and cf. {aptive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Capture — bezeichnet: Motion Capture, Computerlesetechnik für menschliche Bewegungen Adobe Capture, Konvertierungswerkzeug von Grafik zu PDF Capture/Compare Einheit, Rechnerbaustein Siehe auch: Kaptur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • capture — CAPTURE. s. f. Prise au corps. Il ne se dit guère que d Un homme arrêté pour dettes, ou pour crime, par ordre de Justice. Ce sergent a fait deux captures ce matin. On a pris un fameux voleur, c est une belle capture. [b]f♛/b] On le dit… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • capture — [kap′chər] n. [Fr < L captura < captus: see CAPTIVE] 1. a taking or being taken by force, surprise, or skill, as enemy troops, an opponent s piece in chess, etc. 2. that which is thus taken or seized; specif., a prize or booty in war 3. the …   English World dictionary

  • capture — (n.) 1540s, from M.Fr. capture a taking, from L. captura a taking (especially of animals), from captus (see CAPTIVE (Cf. captive)). The verb is 1795; in chess, checkers, etc., 1820. Related: Captured; capturing …   Etymology dictionary

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