cut and paste

computing writing

The term "cut and paste" originated from the manual process of editing physical documents and has evolved into a common digital operation in computing and word processing.

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Definition

B1Computing

(technical)To move text or data by removing it from one place and inserting it into another within a digital document.

Example

You can cut and paste the paragraph to rearrange the content of your essay.

B2General

(general)To assemble a document or project by combining parts from various sources.

Example

The article was cut and pasted from several different reports.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "cut and paste":

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