copy and paste
Clone and place
Copy and paste is the fundamental computer operation of duplicating content from one location and inserting it elsewhere.
You copy text, images, or files to an invisible clipboard, then paste them where needed.
The phrase extends to any unthinking duplication: He just copy-and-pasted his old essay with minor changes.
As an adjective, copy-paste suggests something generic or lazily reproduced: a copy-paste response.
- replicateCopy exactly
- clipboardRigid paper-holding surface
- duplicateExact replica of original
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- selectCarefully pick from options
select all · keyboard shortcut · shortcut keys · insert · rightclick · redo · text editor · toolbar · reproduce · edit · spreadsheet software · cursor · boilerplate · form letter · email template · drag-and-drop · plagiarism · word processor
- Jumping Genestransposition, mariner, Sleeping Beauty, Hermes
- editingediting, cut, delete, undo, redo