photoshop

photoshop — noun

1. Adobe's name for its program for editing digital pictures.

1.nounB1
Definition

Adobe's name for its program for editing digital pictures.

Example

The art club bought Photoshop for the new computer room.

use Photoshop as software name

On Dad's laptop, Photoshop opens more slowly than the music app.

Common collocations
  • use Photoshop
  • open Photoshop
  • learn Photoshop
  • Photoshop file
Synonyms

Grammar Patterns

use Photoshop

open Photoshop

edit a picture in Photoshop

Usage Note

Used as the product name of Adobe's software. In casual speech, some people use it loosely for image-editing software in general, but this sense names the program itself.

Common Mistakes

I edited the photo in photoshop.
I edited the photo in Photoshop.
As a software name, it is normally capitalized.

photoshop — verb

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: verb/1

For verb/1, photoshop often suggests changing a photo on screen, especially in a way people notice. Edit is much broader and can describe any kind of change, including simple crops or color fixes. Retouch usually points to smaller beauty or quality improvements, so it sounds less dramatic. Airbrush often suggests making skin, faces, or bodies look smoother than real life. Manipulate is the strongest and most negative choice, and it often implies someone is trying to mislead viewers. If you remove a stranger from a travel photo, edit or photoshop both work. If a magazine makes a model look unreal, airbrush or manipulate may fit better.

edit ↗retouch ↗airbrush ↗manipulate ↗

Etymology

English

Photoshop began as the product name of Adobe's image-editing software. The name was formed in English from photo, a short form of photograph, and shop, suggesting a place where work is done. Later, English speakers started using Photoshop as a common verb for digitally changing pictures.