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Thumbnail

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Noun

1. thumbnail

the nail of the thumb

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Thumbnail

see synonyms of thumbnail
noun
1. 
the nail of the thumb
2. computing
a small image which can be expanded
3. (modifier)
concise and brief
a thumbnail sketch

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Thumbnail

see synonyms of thumbnail
noun
1. 
the nail of the thumb
adjective
2. 
very small, brief, or concise
a thumbnail sketch

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Thumbnail

see synonyms of thumbnail
n.
1. The nail of the thumb.
2. Computers An image of a graphic or document that is reduced in size so that it serves as an icon of a larger image. This allows multiple images to be viewed on a screen simultaneously or to be transmitted more rapidly.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or of the size of a thumbnail.
2. Greatly reduced or limited in scale or scope: a thumbnail sketch; a thumbnail biography.
tr.v. thumb·nailed, thumb·nail·ing, thumb·nails
Computers
To generate a reduced size image of (a graphic or document).

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