drag and drop

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag and drop]
- /dræg ænd drɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag and drop]
- /dræg ænd drɒp/

Definitions of drag and drop words

noun Technical meaning of drag and drop A common method for manipulating files (and sometimes text) under a graphical user interface or WIMP environment. The user moves the pointer over an icon representing a file and presses a mouse button. He holds the button down while moving the pointer (dragging the file) to another place, usually a directory viewer or an icon for some application program, and then releases the button (dropping the file). The meaning of this action can often be modified by holding certain keys on the keyboard at the same time. Some systems also use this technique for objects other than files, e.g. portions of text in a word processor. The biggest problem with drag and drop is does it mean "copy" or "move"? The answer to this question is not intuitively evident, and there is no consensus for which is the right answer. The same vendor even makes it move in some cases and copy in others. Not being sure whether an operation is copy or move will cause you to check very often, perhaps every time if you need to be certain. Mistakes can be costly. People make mistakes all the time with drag and drop. Human computer interaction studies show a higher failure rate for such operations, but also a higher "forgiveness rate" (users think "silly me") than failures with commands (users think "stupid machine"). Overall, drag and drop took some 40 times longer to do than single-key commands. 1
transitive verb drag and drop If you drag and drop computer files or images, you move them from one place to another by clicking on them with the mouse and moving them across the screen. 0
uncountable noun drag and drop Drag and drop is a method of moving computer files or images from one place to another by clicking on them with the mouse and moving them across the screen. 0
noun drag and drop the process of moving data from one place to another on the screen by manipulating a mouse with its button held down 0
noun drag and drop (usually attributive, computing, graphical user interface) A feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can drag a visual item across the screen and drop it in another location. 0

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drag and drop popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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