cut-and-paste
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Cut-and-paste describes something assembled from existing pieces rather than created fresh.
The term comes from editing, where text or images are literally cut from one place and pasted into another.
Now it usually suggests work that lacks originality or careful thought: a cut-and-paste job, cut-and-paste journalism.
In computing, cut and paste (often unhyphenated) is the basic operation of moving content between locations.
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- glueBonding substance
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- scrapbookBook for preserving mementos
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
montage · decoupage · cutout · stencil · handmade · cardstock · magazine · clipping
Identical reproduction made
- clipboardRigid paper-holding surface
- ctrl+cShortcut to duplicate selection
- duplicateExact replica of original
- drag-and-dropMoving items via cursor
screenshot · text · document · image · file · content · software · undo
Portion taken from larger work
- quotationCited passage or price
- spliceJoin end to end
- insertPlace within another thing
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
redact · manuscript · draft · revision · reorder · assemble · compile · transpose
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
collage · montage · decoupage · cutout · stencil · handmade · cardstock · magazine · clipping · snippet
copy
Identical reproduction made
- clipboardRigid paper-holding surface
- ctrl+cShortcut to duplicate selection
- duplicateExact replica of original
drag-and-drop · screenshot · text · document · image · file · content · software · undo · redo
excerpt
Portion taken from larger work
rearrange · redact · manuscript · draft · revision · reorder · assemble · compile · transpose · reorganize
unoriginal
Not new or novel
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- recycledConverted waste into material
lazy · generic · templated · stock · prefabricated · rehashed · imitative · borrowed · cobbled · patchwork
cut-and-pasteretype
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transcribe · write out · key in · type out · dictate
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