cut and paste

English

Verb

to cut and paste

1. Composing a document by piecing together components of other documents.
2. (computing) to delete text or other data in one document and insert it in the same or different one

Usage notes

• In computing sense, often used instead of "copy and paste" even when the original data is not deleted

Derived terms

• cut-and-paste

See also

• copy and paste
• clipboard
• copyright violation
• plagiarism