copying and pasting
Cloning text instantly
Copying and pasting is the basic computer operation of duplicating content from one location and inserting it elsewhere.
You copy text, images, or files to a clipboard, then paste them where needed.
The phrase often carries connotations of laziness or lack of originality: He just copied and pasted the same response to everyone.
In academic contexts, copying and pasting without attribution is plagiarism.
- duplicateExact replica of original
- replicateCopy exactly
- clipboardRigid paper-holding surface
- cutSeverance or reduction
- pasteThick sticky substance
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copying and pastingoriginal composition
Freshly created artistic piece
authoring · composing · crafting · inventing · originating
copying and pastingthinking through
Considering something completely
synthesizing · critical analysis · independent thought · deep work · brainstorming
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