"cutter and paster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cutters and pasters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|cutters and pasters}} cutter and paster (plural cutters and pasters)
  1. (informal, journalism) An editor who cuts and pastes or copies and pastes text, stories, pictures, etc. to be published. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-cutter_and_paster-en-noun-TaSvvmBK Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 73 27 Topics: journalism, media
  2. (informal, computing) Anyone who copies text from one source and pastes it to another, using a computer. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-cutter_and_paster-en-noun-XkpIUr39 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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