verb (used with object)
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to gain control of or exert influence over: an ad thatcaptured our attention; a TV show that captured 30% of theprime-time audience.
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to represent or record in lasting form: The movie succeededin capturing the atmosphere of Berlin in the 1930s.
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Computers.
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to enter (data) into a computer for processing orstorage.
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to record (data) in preparation for such entry.
noun
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the act of capturing.
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the thing or person captured.
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Crystallography. substitution in a crystal lattice of a traceelement for an element of lower valence.