Meanings
verbctrl-c (third-person singular simple present ctrl-c's, present participle ctrl-c'ing, simple past and past participle ctrl-c'd or ctrl-c'ed)
present singular third person ctrl-c's · participle present ctrl-c'ing · participle past ctrl-c'd · past ctrl-c'd · participle past ctrl-c'ed · past ctrl-c'ed
Origin
Derived from a common keyboard shortcut involving pressing the two keys together.
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APA
ctrl-c. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ctrl-c
MLA
“ctrl-c.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ctrl-c. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ctrl-c,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ctrl-c.
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