copypaste

Clone text instantly

Copypaste is the act of duplicating text or other content from one location and inserting it elsewhere, combining the two computing commands into a single concept.

As a verb, to copypaste is to perform this action: Just copypaste the address into your browser.

The term often carries connotations of minimal effort or lack of originality: The report was mostly copypasted from Wikipedia.

action

clipboard

Rigid paper-holding surface

cut · undo · redo · buffer · highlight · insert · duplicate · transfer · move · extract

unoriginal

derivative

Function's rate of change

  • knockoffUnauthorized replica product
  • copycatOne who mimics another
  • cloneGenetically identical organism

replica · duplicate · imitation · ripoff · rehash · boilerplate · template · cookie-cutter · formulaic · recycled

replication

duplicate

Exact replica of original

mirror · clone · repeat · iteration · propagate · multiply · spread · viral · chain · cascade

digital

file

Stored collection of data

  • documentWritten or electronic file
  • textWritten or printed words
  • dataFacts for analysis

attachment · hyperlink · screenshot · pdf · upload · download · sync · backup · format · embed

plagiarism

citation

Mention of a source

attribution · paraphrasing · originality · verbatim · lifted · stolen · uncredited · appropriation · ethics · fraud

Opposites
originality/creation

copypasteoriginal composition

Freshly created artistic piece

create · compose · author · craft · originate

effort/engagement

copypastehandcraft

Create something manually

bespoke · artisanal

effort/craftsmanship

copypastehandcraft

Create something manually

toil · deliberate

Family

copypasting, copypasted, copypastes

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G