pasting

Affixing with adhesive

Pasting is the act of affixing something with paste or glue, or inserting copied content: I spent the afternoon pasting photos into the scrapbook.

In computing, pasting completes the copy-and-paste operation, placing clipboard contents at the cursor.

Informally, to give someone a pasting is to beat or defeat them soundly: Our team took a real pasting.

collage

montage

Assembled sequence of images

decoupageGlued cutout decoration art
scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
cutoutsRemoved sections, often decorative

assemblage · layering · mosaic · photomontage · mixed-media · composition · bricolage · juxtaposition · clippings · arrangement

adhesive

glue

Bonding substance

tapeAdhesive strip on roll
bondBinding tie or connection
cementCalcium powder binding agent

stick · attach · adhere · seal · fasten · join · epoxy · fixative · mucilage · gum

digital

clipboard

Rigid paper-holding surface

copyIdentical reproduction made
insertPlace within another thing
ctrl-vKeyboard shortcut for pasting

text · data · transfer · drag-drop · buffer · duplicate · shortcut · formatting · selection · cursor

beating

thrashing

Decisive, lopsided defeat

pummelingSustained striking attack
drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
wallopingPowerful blow or defeat

clobbering · trouncing · hammering · whipping · lashing · battering · defeat · shellacking · rout · crushing

Categories

digital activitiesbrowsing, scrolling, clicking, sharing, liking
inputtyping, keyboard input, data entry, clicking, touch input
preschoolpreschool, nursery school, pre-K, pre-k, play-based
collagecollage, paper collage, photo collage, digital collage, cutout
posteringbillposting, flyposting, poster, wheatpaste, concert flyer
Editing Tasksproofreading, proofread, spellcheck, revise, edit

Opposites

defeat/victory outcome

pastingvictory

Defeating an opponent

triumph · winning · conquest · win · success

adhesion method

pastingtaping

Recording or binding

stapling · nailing · pinning · screwing · sewing

digital action

pastingcutting

Dividing via sharp edge

copying · deleting · removing · clearing · erasing

Phrases

copying and pastingDuplicating content between locations
wheat pastingAdhering paper with starch mixture

Family

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G