copy-paste
ˈkɑː.pi peɪst
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Definition of copy-paste - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
informalRareUSmaterial reused with minimal changesRareUS
  • The article was criticized for being a copy-paste.
duplication plagiarism replication
2.
technologyRareaction of duplicating and inserting text or objectsRare
  • The document was created using copy-paste.
duplicate

Verb

tr.
1.
imitationRarereplicate someone's work or idea without originalityRare
  • He tends to copy-paste his colleague's designs without adding any creativity.
duplicate replicate
2.
technologyRareduplicate text or objects digitallyRare
  • She will copy-paste the paragraph into the document.
duplicate replicate reproduce
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Origin of copy-paste

English, copy (duplicate) + paste (insert)

Examples of copy-paste in a sentence

  • His presentation felt like a copy-paste from the internet.
  • The report was filled with errors due to excessive copy-paste.
  • Copy-paste made the task of compiling data much easier.
  • Students often copy-paste information from the internet.
  • She would copy-paste recipes without trying them first.
  • He will copy-paste the data into the spreadsheet.

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  1. French:copier-coller, répliquer, ...
  2. German:Copy-Paste, abschreiben, ...
  3. Italian:copia e incolla, plagiare, ...
  4. Spanish:copia-pega, plagiar, ...
  5. Portuguese:cópia, plagiar, ...
  6. Chinese:复制粘贴, 无创意地复制, ...
  7. Japanese:コピペ, コピーして貼り付ける, ...
  8. Arabic:كُوبِي بِيْسْت, نَسَخَ وَلَصَقَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:הֶעֱתֵק־הַדְּבֵק, לְהַעְתִּיק, ...
  10. Russian:копипаст, копировать без оригинальности, ...
  11. Ukrainian:копіпаст, копіювати без оригінальності, ...
  12. Hindi:कॉपी-पेस्ट, नकल करना, ...
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