"copy and paste" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: copy and pastes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} copy and paste (plural copy and pastes)
  1. Alternative form of copy-paste Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: copy-paste
    Sense id: en-copy_and_paste-en-noun-VdgtoGsd Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 52 48

Verb

Forms: copies and pastes [present, singular, third-person], copying and pasting [participle, present], copied and pasted [participle, past], copied and pasted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|copy<> and paste<>}} copy and paste (third-person singular simple present copies and pastes, present participle copying and pasting, simple past and past participle copied and pasted)
  1. Alternative form of copy-paste Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: copy-paste
    Sense id: en-copy_and_paste-en-verb-VdgtoGsd Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 52 48

Inflected forms

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