the.com/photoshop
the verb that made lying to your face a menu option.
means industry-standard software for editing images pixel by pixel, and by extension, any digital touch-up that bends reality.
from built by brothers thomas and john knoll in 1987, licensed to adobe in 1988, and shipped in 1990 — the name became so dominant it turned into a lowercase verb, the branding equivalent of googling something.
first versioncould only edit grayscale images
layers featureadded in 1994, changed editing forever
dictionary statusmerriam-webster added photoshop as a verb
for instance
time magazine covers — repeatedly caught retouching politicians skin and weight
kate middleton photo — 2024 mothers day pic pulled for visible edits
vogue cover controversies — decades of criticized body and skin alterations