English

Noun

thumbnail ‎(plural thumbnails)

1. The fingernail on the thumb.
2. A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one's thumbnail).
3. (chiefly computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.

See also

• (3): icon, thumbshot

Descendants

• Japanese: サムネイル ‎(samuneiru)
• Portuguese: thumbnail

Translations

Verb

thumbnail ‎(third-person singular simple present thumbnails, present participle thumbnailing, simple past and past participle thumbnailed)

1. (transitive) To describe concisely.

Portuguese

Noun

thumbnail m (plural thumbnails)

1. (computing) thumbnail (very small version of a larger picture)

Synonyms

• miniatura