cut and paste

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuht and peyst]
- /kʌt ænd peɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuht and peyst]
- /kʌt ænd peɪst/

Definitions of cut and paste words

noun cut and paste a technique used in word processing by which a section of text can be moved within a document 3
adjective cut and paste made or composed by piecing together parts that already exist, often in a way that suggests haste or lack of inspiration 3
abbreviation Technical meaning of CUT AND PASTE copy and paste 3
adjective cut and paste assembled or produced from various existing bits and pieces: The book purports to be a history but is just a cut-and-paste job of old essays and newspaper clippings. 1
verbal expression cut and paste text: move 1
noun Definition of cut and paste in Technology (text) (Or "cut and paste", after the paper, scissors and glue method of document production) The system supported by most document editing applications (e.g. text editors) and most operating systems that allows you to select a part of the document and then save it in a temporary buffer (known variously as the "clipboard", "cut buffer", "kill ring"). A "copy" leaves the document unchanged whereas a "cut" deletes the selected part. A "paste" inserts the data from the clipboard at the current position in the document (usually replacing any currently selected data). This may be done more than once, in more than one position and in different documents. More sophisticated operating systems support copy and paste of different data types between different applications, possibly with automatic format conversion, e.g from rich text to plain ASCII. 1

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Parts of speech for Cut and paste

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cut and paste popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cut and paste usage trend in Literature

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