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What is the "Print Screen Key" in the Computer?

PrintScreen key is the name of a key of the computer keyboard that saves an image of the screen (i.e. takes a screenshot) when pressed.

A black key, on it, in white: the phrase "print screen" a horizontal line and the word "SysRq."
The PrintScreen key. Photo by Raysonho on Wikimedia (license: CC0 1.0).

Other Names

Sometimes, the Print Screen key is labelled PrntScrn instead, or just Print.

A yellow keyboard with ANSI layout.
A keyboard featuring the ANSI keyboard layout. Photo by Thomas Vogt on Flickr (license: CC BY 2.0)
Written by Noel Santos.

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I'm a self-taught Brazilian programmer graduated in IT from a FATEC. In a world of increasingly complex and essential computers, I decided to use my technical expertise in hardware, desktop applications, and web technologies to create an informative resource to make PC's easier to understand.

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