snimak

Snimak is a term used in South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin, to denote a recording or capture of sound or image. It can refer to a video recording, an audio recording, or a still image captured at a moment in time. The word is commonly used in media, journalism, photography, and information technology.

The noun is derived from the verb snimiti, meaning to record or capture, with the suffix -ak forming an agentive noun. In practice, snimak emphasizes the act of recording or the resulting captured material, whereas related words may distinguish image (slika) from recording (snimak) or the process of recording (snimanje).

In usage, snimak appears in several contexts. In media and broadcasting, phrases like snimak televizije or snimak eventa refer to a recorded segment. In photography, snimak can denote a snapshot or still image, though slika is also common. In film and video production, a snimak can mean a take or shot. In computing, snimak diska or snimak sistema refers to a disk image or system backup.

See also: snimati (to record), snimanje (recording as a process), slika (image), snimak diska (disk image).

Overall, snimak serves as a versatile label for captured media across various domains, signaling the material produced by recording rather than the act of viewing or presenting it.