Meanings
nounsearch and replace (plural searches and replaces)
plural searches and replaces
- computerA function in text editors and word processors where a string of characters is replaced by another.
Synonyms: global search and replace
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA function in text editors and word processors where a string of characters is replaced by another.
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search and replace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20and%20replace
MLA
“search and replace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20and%20replace. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “search and replace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20and%20replace.
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