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Photoshop Common

Origin: Greek prefix photo-

Photoshop has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

A digitally altered image.

"The photo on his phone was clearly photoshopped because a floating island appeared in the sky."

In plain English: Photoshop is a computer program people use to edit and change pictures.

"The editor used photoshops to remove the blemish from the model's face in the magazine cover."

Usage: Use "photoshop" as a noun to refer to an image that has been digitally edited or manipulated using software like Adobe Photoshop. It is often used informally to describe any picture that appears artificially enhanced or altered rather than natural.

Verb
1

To digitally edit or alter a picture or photograph.

"She spent hours photoshopping her vacation pictures to make the sky look more dramatic."

2

Alternative letter-case form of photoshop (“To digitally edit or alter a picture or photograph.”)

In plain English: To photoshop something means to use computer software to edit or change pictures so they look different than reality.

"She decided to photoshop the sun out of the background to make the photo look clearer."

Usage: Although "Photoshop" refers to the specific software program, people commonly use it as a verb to mean any digital image editing. Use this term informally when describing how someone has altered a photo, regardless of whether they actually used Adobe's product.

Proper Noun
1

A raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Systems.

"The designer spent hours in Photoshop to retouch the product images before adding them to the website."

Example Sentences
"The editor used photoshops to remove the blemish from the model's face in the magazine cover." noun
"She decided to photoshop the sun out of the background to make the photo look clearer." verb
"She decided to photoshop a smile onto her old graduation photo." verb
"The artist spent hours photoshopping the background out of his portrait." verb
"Don't photoshop your resume; honesty matters more than edits." verb
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Origin

Photoshop became a generic term for any image editing software after Adobe released its popular graphics editor. The word likely originated from an earlier use of "photo-shop" to describe the darkroom in offset lithography where printed pages were manually retouched before being transferred to plates.

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