copy/paste

A form of copy-paste — The action of duplicating (text, an object, etc.) by copying it and later pasting somewhere else.

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Meanings

verbcopy/paste (third-person singular simple present copy/pastes, present participle copy/pasting, simple past and past participle copy/pasted)

present singular third person copy/pastes · participle present copy/pasting · participle past copy/pasted · past copy/pasted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of copy-paste.
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APA

copy/paste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%2Fpaste

MLA

“copy/paste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%2Fpaste. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copy/paste,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%2Fpaste.

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