(informal) Identical or very similar, as though copied and pasted.
Used in a Sentence
copy-paste
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for copy-paste.
Editorial note
Documentation that conflicts with the code, and documentation so generic that it gets carelessly filled in with copy-paste.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech3
Quick take
(informal) Identical or very similar, as though copied and pasted.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of copy-paste gathered in one view.
(computing) The action of duplicating (text, an object, etc.) by copying it and later pasting somewhere else.
(computing, transitive) To copy (text, an object, etc.) and later paste it somewhere else.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for copy-paste.
adjective
(informal) Identical or very similar, as though copied and pasted.
noun
(computing) The action of duplicating (text, an object, etc.) by copying it and later pasting somewhere else.
verb
(computing, transitive) To copy (text, an object, etc.) and later paste it somewhere else.
Example sentences
Documentation that conflicts with the code, and documentation so generic that it gets carelessly filled in with copy-paste.
We used the Angular document fragment URLs, so it was possible to copy-paste and bookmark things.
I feel like, with JSX, I tend to copy-paste code or not refactor something into it's own method.
A ton of people validate addresses using Regular Expressions but don't have the fortitude to copy-paste the monster regex needed to do it correctly.
Oh well, at least my copy-paste code (s/whoishiring/dangispostponing/) to auto-submit at 8 AM didn't fail.
I say that as someone who has repeatedly had to help JS beginners with what I like to call accidental indentation (basically the result of copy-paste and accidental programming -- throwing code at the compiler until it works).
Quote examples
Take someone else's content from someone else's website, copy-paste it into your article, and claim it was "anonymous"?
Don't just google "Federal Reserve" and copy-paste their website.
Similar to "We reached out to Google for followup, but they declined to comment." Of course, if this were a news story and not a copy-paste of a Twitter timeline, it would probably follow those expected patterns.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use copy-paste in a sentence?
Documentation that conflicts with the code, and documentation so generic that it gets carelessly filled in with copy-paste.
What does copy-paste mean?
(informal) Identical or very similar, as though copied and pasted.
What part of speech is copy-paste?
copy-paste is commonly used as adjective, noun, verb.