drag and drop

noun

A feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.

“You can duplicate the files by holding the Ctrl key while dragging and dropping them.”

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Meanings

noundrag and drop (uncountable)

alternative drag-and-drop

  1. attributiveuncountableusuallycomputingA feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.

    Synonyms: drag-drop

verbdrag and drop (third-person singular simple present drags and drops, present participle dragging and dropping, simple past and past participle dragged and dropped)

present singular third person drags and drops · participle present dragging and dropping · participle past dragged and dropped · past dragged and dropped · alternative drag-and-drop

  1. transitivecomputingTo use such a feature to move or copy an object.

    You can duplicate the files by holding the Ctrl key while dragging and dropping them.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 拖放
  • 拖放 (tuōfàng)computing term
Czech táhnout a pustit
  • táhnout a pustitcomputing term
Finnish raahaus ja pudotus
  • raahaus ja pudotuscomputing term
French glisser-déposer
  • glisser-déposercomputing term
Italian trascina e rilascia
  • trascina e rilasciacomputing term
Portuguese arrastar e largar, arrastar e soltar
  • arrastar e largarcomputing term
  • arrastar e soltarcomputing term
Cite this entry
APA

drag and drop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20and%20drop

MLA

“drag and drop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20and%20drop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drag and drop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20and%20drop.

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