Timeline for Why is the “Print Screen”-button on keyboards actually named "Print Screen"?
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| Feb 22, 2018 at 10:12 | comment | added | Ivan Venediktov | It is just something people are used to. People know that Print Screen will take the screenshot. Apple does not use this key due to its' "innovative" approach to "everything". | |
| Feb 22, 2018 at 9:58 | comment | added | Harshith | It used to print screen before but now currently it just copies the screen ( screenshot. Shouldn't the older technology be changed to adapt to our new technology ?? | |
| Feb 22, 2018 at 9:57 | comment | added | Ivan Venediktov | @Harshith, as I mentioned in the comment for the answer bellow, it is because it preserved the original function. If you hold CTRL and press Print Screen, it will print the content of the screen. | |
| Feb 22, 2018 at 9:55 | comment | added | Harshith | Ya, but why isn't its name changed now ?? | |
| Feb 22, 2018 at 9:54 | history | answered | Ivan Venediktov | CC BY-SA 3.0 |