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Definition capture in British English

capture noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈkæptʃə(r)/
1

the act of catching someone so that they become your prisoner

Example

He tried to evade capture by leaving the country.

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2

the act of getting control of something from your enemy during a war

Example

The campaign culminated in the capture of Rome.

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2.1

the act of getting control of something from an opponent in business or politics

Example

the capture of a huge sector of the satellite TV market

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3

the process of putting information or pictures into a form that can be used by a computer

Example

a new system for data capture

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Definition capture in British English