search and replace

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Definition of search and replace - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

computer programs

TECH.

feature in software that finds and changes text automatically

TECH.

The search and replace saved me hours of editing.

Verbal expression

computer text

TECH.

find words and change them to something else automatically

TECH.

I will search and replace all the names in the file.

substitute

swap

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Expressions with search

search out

seek out a person or object

He searched out his old friend from college.

search me

exp.

I don't know

Where did he go? Search me.

search up

locate someone or something after a search

She decided to search up her old friend from college.

fingertip search

careful search using fingers to find small or hidden things

The police did a fingertip search of the crime scene.

search high and low

look everywhere for something

I searched high and low for my keys but couldn't find them.

search one's heart

look deeply at your own feelings or motives

You should search your heart before making that promise.

Examples of search and replace in a sentence

Search and replace made updating the document easy.
You can search and replace typos quickly.
She used search and replace to fix the document.

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French:recherche et remplacement, rechercher et remplacer, ...
German:Suchen und Ersetzen, suchen und ersetzen, ...
Italian:cerca e sostituisci, cercare e sostituire, ...
Spanish:buscar y reemplazar, ...
Portuguese:procurar e substituir, ...
Chinese:查找和替换, 查找并替换, ...
Japanese:検索と置換, 検索して置換する, ...
Arabic:بَحْث وَاسْتِبْدَال, بَحَثَ وَاسْتَبْدَلَ, ...
Hebrew:חַפֵּשׂ וְהַחֲלֵף, לַחֲפֵשׂ וּלְהַחְלִיף, ...
Russian:поиск и замена, найти и заменить, ...
Ukrainian:пошук і заміна, знайти й замінити, ...
Hindi:सर्च एंड रिप्लेस, खोजकर बदलना, ...
Bengali:অনুসন্ধান ও প্রতিস্থাপন, খুঁজে বদলে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:cerca i substitució, cercar i substituir, ...
Czech:hledání a nahrazení, ...
Danish:søg og erstat, søge og erstatte, ...
Dutch:zoek-en-vervangfunctie, zoeken en vervangen, ...
Greek:αναζήτηση και αντικατάσταση, κάνω αναζήτηση και αντικατάσταση, ...
Hungarian:keresés és csere, keresni és cserélni, ...
Khmer:ស្វែងរក និងជំនួស, ស្វែងរកហើយជំនួស, ...
Korean:찾기 및 바꾸기, 찾아 바꾸다, ...
Persian:جستجو و جایگزینی, جستجو و جایگزینی کردن, ...
Polish:zamiana tekstu, wyszukiwać i zamieniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):procurar e substituir, ...
Romanian:căutare și înlocuire, a înlocui, ...
Swedish:sök och ersätt, söka och ersätta, ...
Thai:ฟังก์ชันค้นหาและแทนที่, ค้นหาและแทนที่, ...
Turkish:bul ve değiştir, bulup değiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:chức năng tìm và thay thế, ...

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Definition of search and replace - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Verbal expression

Expressions with search

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