screen shot or screenshot

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Are they used interchangeably? Thanks.
 

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According to Oxford and MacMillan it's screenshot.
According to wiki it's screenshot or screen shot.
According to Longman the word 'doesn't exist' :-D; so much for "contemporary English".
 
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Are they used interchangeably? Thanks.

They seem to be at present, though the single word usage appears to predominate and will eventually take over completely.

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They seem to be at present, though the single word usage appears to predominate and will eventually take over completely.

Rover

Or possibly be replaced by something like screengrab. ;-)
 
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