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Meaning of "copy and paste" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COPY AND PASTE

copy and paste  [ˈkɒpɪ ənd peɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPY AND PASTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Copy and paste is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES COPY AND PASTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cut, copy, and paste

In human-computer interaction, cut and paste and copy and paste are related commands that offer a user-interface interaction technique for transferring text, data, files or objects from a source to a destination. Most ubiquitously, users require the ability to cut and paste sections of plain text. The cut command removes the selected data from its original position, while the copy command creates a duplicate; in both cases the selected data is placed in a clipboard. The data in the clipboard is later inserted in the position where the paste command is issued. The command names are an interface metaphor based on the physical procedure used in manuscript editing to create a page layout. This interaction technique has close associations with related techniques in graphical user interfaces that use pointing devices such as a computer mouse. The capability to replicate information with ease, changing it between contexts and applications, involves privacy concerns because of the risks of disclosure when handling sensitive information.

Definition of copy and paste in the English dictionary

The definition of copy and paste in the dictionary is to copy information in a computer document and put it somewhere else in the document.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPY AND PASTE


based
beɪst
baste
beɪst
broad-based
ˌbrɔːdˈbeɪst
carapaced
ˈkærəˌpeɪst
disgraced
dɪsˈɡreɪst
displaced
dɪsˈpleɪst
haste
heɪst
impaste
ɪmˈpeɪst
interlaced
ˌɪntəˈleɪst
knowledge-based
ˈnɒlɪdʒˌbeɪst
misplaced
ˌmɪsˈpleɪst
monospaced
ˈmɒnəʊˌspeɪst
paste
peɪst
spaced
speɪst
taste
teɪst
thoroughpaced
ˈθʌrəˌpeɪst
toothpaste
ˈtuːθˌpeɪst
unpaced
ʌnˈpeɪst
waist
weɪst
waste
weɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPY AND PASTE

copy
copy desk
copy editor
copy holder
copy in
copy machine
copy press
copy shop
copy taster
copy typist
copy-edit
copyable
copybook
copyboy
copycat
copyfight
copygirl
copygraph
copyhold
copyholder

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPY AND PASTE

aftertaste
almond paste
caste
cineaste
cut and paste
distaste
fish paste
fluoride toothpaste
hard paste
hazardous waste
intermediate-level waste
liver paste
luting paste
namaste
puff paste
soft paste
subcaste
tomato paste
toxic waste
wallpaper paste

Synonyms and antonyms of copy and paste in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «copy and paste» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPY AND PASTE

Find out the translation of copy and paste to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of copy and paste from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «copy and paste» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复制和粘贴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copiar y pegar
570 millions of speakers

English

copy and paste
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कॉपी और पेस्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نسخ ولصق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

копирование и вставка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

copiar e colar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কপি এবং পেস্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copier et coller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salin dan tampal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kopieren und Einfügen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コピーアンドペースト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복사 및 붙여 넣기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

salin lan tempel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sao chép và dán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகல் மற்றும் ஒட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉपी आणि पेस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kopyala ve yapıştır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copia e incolla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kopiowanie i wklejanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

копіювання і вставка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copiere și lipire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιγραφής και επικόλλησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kopieer en plak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kopiera och klistra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kopiere og lime inn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of copy and paste

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPY AND PASTE»

The term «copy and paste» is very widely used and occupies the 5.554 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of copy and paste
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPY AND PASTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «copy and paste» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «copy and paste» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about copy and paste

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPY AND PASTE»

Discover the use of copy and paste in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to copy and paste and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Excel 2010: The Missing Manual
The only difference you'll see is that when you perform a cut-and-paste operation (as opposed to a copy-and-paste operation), Excel erases the source data once the operation is complete. However, Excel doesn't remove the source cells from ...
Matthew MacDonald, 2010
2
Beyond Cut, Copy and Paste: Dig Deeper Into the World of ...
Dig Deeper Into the World of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint Henry Balogun, Henry Balogun Ph D. Copy an Excel Table in Word Another way to handle the task we just finished is to complete the worksheet in Excel and copy it into Word ...
Henry Balogun, Henry Balogun Ph D., 2003
3
Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web ...
Provides information on creating Web and mobile applications based on the principles of game mechanics.
Gabe Zichermann, Christopher Cunningham, 2011
4
Managing Projects With Microsoft Project 2000: For Windows
When you want to insert small amounts of text or a graphic from Microsoft Project into another Windows program or vice versa, you can copy and paste that information. For instance, you can copy and paste Microsoft Project cells or columns of ...
Gwen Lowery, Teresa Stover, 2002
5
Technology-based Education: Bringing Researchers and ...
(in press) showed that restricting learners' copy and paste capability during online note taking can actually improve encoding. Igo et al. first proposed that the encoding function of copy and paste note taking is dependent upon the extent to  ...
Lisa M. PytlikZillig, Mary Bodvarsson, Roger H. Bruning, 2005
6
PowerPoint 2010 Bible
Faithe Wempen. Note Whenever you need to cut, copy, or paste, you have a variety of methods to choose from. There are the Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons on the Home tab, the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands on the right-click menu, and the ...
Faithe Wempen, 2010
7
Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference
You can perform the cut, copy, and paste commands by selecting the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands on the Organize button on the Explorer window's toolbar, or by using standard Ctrl+X (cut), Ctrl+C (copy), and Ctrl+V (paste) keyboard ...
Greg Harvey, 2009
8
Premiere Elements 8: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
... create a preset effect as described on page 217. If you just want to copy an effect to another clip in the same timeline, you can execute a simple copy and paste operation, as you would in a word processor. To copy and paste a single effect, ...
Chris Grover, 2009
9
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007: Complete Concepts and ...
Copying specific objects between applications can be accomplished in one of three ways: (1) copy and paste, (2) copy and embed, and (3) copy and link. All Microsoft Office 2007 applications allow you to use these three methods to copy ...
Gary Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Joy Starks, 2007
10
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Programming: Your visual ...
You can copy and paste oell ranges by using the Copy method. The Copy method is essentially the same as the Copy and Paste commands within Excel. The following is the syntax for the Copy method: I n this section, you learn how to copy ...
Denise Etheridge, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPY AND PASTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term copy and paste is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Two tools that help you stop over-using words in your documents
These sites let you copy and paste your text into the site, hit the count button and it spits out a report. There are many of these web apps, but ... «PCWorld, Jul 15»
2
How to Create a Killer Press Release Promotion
A radio or TV reporter cannot copy and paste your quote like a print reporter. Include their position, name or title and phone number. Lots of ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
3
Reap the rewards with friends in Hounds: The
Those who have been referred will have to copy and paste the unique link and use it on the platform of their choice. When all referred friends ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
4
McGraw Hill Financial Schedules 2nd Quarter 2015 Earnings …
... at http://investor.mhfi.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96562&p=irol-EventDetails&EventId=5197218 (please copy and paste URL into web browser). «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
5
UOMO Media Analyst Coverage Initiated - BrokerBank Securities, Inc.
Copy and paste to browser may be required. FORWARD-LOOKING DISCLAIMER. This report may contain certain forward-looking statements ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
6
NDP MLA calls on B.C. government to digitize democracy
“I call it my petition for E-petition,” she chuckled, noting a lot of people don't realize when they copy and paste a petition and send it to their MLA ... «Williams Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
7
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
Use your own words (don't copy and paste from elsewhere), be honest and don't pretend to be someone (or something) you're not. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
8
The top 10 books on Apple's iBooks-US
Use your own words (don't copy and paste from elsewhere), be honest and don't pretend to be someone (or something) you're not. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
9
Hear "Ties," the first cut from the first Des Ark LP in four years
Please do not copy and paste the full text of a press release. Subscribe to this thread. Permitted HTML: To create paragraphs in your comment, ... «The Independent Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Official T37 Deposits and Orders Thread
For several reasons, I have decided to make this a 'Discussion' rather than a 'Wiki', so feel free to copy and paste the below and adapt/add as ... «Pistonheads.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Copy and paste [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/copy-and-paste>. Apr 2024 ».
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