copy-paste
Ctrl+C, then Ctrl+V
Copy-paste is the act of duplicating digital content from one location and inserting it elsewhere—the fundamental method of moving text, images, or files on computers.
As a verb, to copy-paste is to perform this action: Just copy-paste the address into your browser.
The term implies uncritical duplication, often dismissively: The article was just copy-pasted from Wikipedia.
Also copy and paste.
Shortcut to duplicate selection
- keystrokeSingle keyboard input
- hotkeyProgrammed key combination
- right-clickSecondary mouse button press
- highlightMost notable part
cut · undo · redo · drag-and-drop · clipboard · keyboard · accelerator
Rigid paper-holding surface
- workflowSequential task progression
- automationSelf-operating system design
- time-savingReducing required duration
- productivityOutput relative to input
streamline · hotkeys · convenience · speed · multitasking · optimization
Genetically identical organism
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
double · twin · ditto · verbatim · transcript · transcribe · reiteration · reprint
Standardized reusable text
- formulaFixed method or notation
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
standard · format · prefab · fill-in-the-blank · reusable · snippet · preset · default
One who copies others
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- echoReflected sound wave
- parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
- apeTailless higher primate
borrow · adapt · follow · derivative · unoriginal · formulaic · cookie-cutter · recycled
Not new or novel
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
theft · unethical · attribution · crediting · paraphrasing · lifted · uncredited · derivative
ctrl+c
Shortcut to duplicate selection
- keystrokeSingle keyboard input
- hotkeyProgrammed key combination
- right-clickSecondary mouse button press
highlight · cut · undo · redo · drag-and-drop · clipboard · keyboard · accelerator
clipboard
Rigid paper-holding surface
- workflowSequential task progression
- automationSelf-operating system design
- time-savingReducing required duration
productivity · streamline · hotkeys · convenience · speed · multitasking · optimization
clone
Genetically identical organism
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
mirror · double · twin · ditto · verbatim · transcript · transcribe · reiteration · reprint · reduplication
boilerplate
Standardized reusable text
- formulaFixed method or notation
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
model · standard · format · prefab · fill-in-the-blank · reusable · snippet · preset · default · placeholder
mimic
One who copies others
ape · borrow · adapt · follow · derivative · unoriginal · formulaic · cookie-cutter · recycled · rehash
unoriginal
Not new or novel
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
falsification · theft · unethical · attribution · crediting · paraphrasing · lifted · uncredited · derivative · appropriation
- Plagiarismself-plagiarism
- Plagiarism Typesself-plagiarism, patchwork, word-for-word, spinning
copy-pastethink through
Mentally work out completely
synthesize · internalize · transform · reinterpret · make one's own