chimping
v.— «Chimping—The act of taking a photograph on a digital camera and then immediately checking out the result.» —“Word up! Explore the lexicon of tech” by Natasha Lomas Silicon.com Nov. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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