photoshop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).
noun
  1. A digitally altered image.
name
  1. A raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc.
verb
  1. Alternative letter-case form of photoshop (“to digitally edit or alter a picture or photograph”).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of photoshop (“a digitally altered image”).

Pronunciation

/ˈfəʊ.təʊ.ʃɒp/ /ˈfoʊ.toʊ.ʃɑp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Photoshop.wav

Word forms

photoshop photoshops photoshopping photoshopped

Etymology

Genericized trademark of Adobe Photoshop, a widely-used graphics editor. This may in turn have been derived from its usage to refer to the camera room in the offset lithography process, where laid up pages could be extensively retouched before being transferred to the printing plates.

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