copy-paste

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Synonyms: copypaste, copypasta

Antonyms: copypaste, copypasta

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} The action of [[duplicate|duplicating]] (text, an object, etc.) by [[copy|copying]] it and later [[paste|pasting]] somewhere else.
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|computing|informal}} [[material|Material]] [[incorporate]]d into another [[work]] with minimal or no [[change]]s.
3. An idea, design, or action lacks originality, as if it was simply duplicated from somewhere else.
4. A [[clone]] of something, figuratively or otherwise.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|computing|transitive}} To [[copy]] (text, an object, etc.) and later [[paste]] it somewhere else.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|informal}} [[identical|Identical]] or very [[similar]], as though copied and pasted.

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