# Snap (computer graphics)

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In [computer graphics](/source/Computer_graphics), **snapping** allows an object to be easily positioned in alignment with grid lines, guide lines or another object, by causing it to automatically jump to an exact position when the user [drags](/source/Drag-and-drop) it to the proximity of the desired location.[1][2]

Some [CAD software](/source/CAD_software) provides a "Snap" [pull-down menu](/source/Menu_(computing)) with diverse options as preferences for the practice of the operation.

In Windows, with the "snap windows" option enabled, snapping a window against the top (or side) edge of the screen causes it to change into full screen (or half-screen for multitasking).

Software snapping is analogous to hardware [detents](/source/Detent) which serve to indicate discrete values or steps of an input device.

## See also

- [Snap rounding](/source/Snap_rounding)

## References

1. ["About snapping"](https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/editing-fundamentals/about-snapping.htm). *ArcMap Documentation*. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

1. ["Snapping Tool"](https://docs.lightburnsoftware.com/Tools/Snapping.html). *LightBurn Documentation*. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

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