copy-paste

Meanings

1. The action of duplicating (text, an object, etc.) by copying it and later pasting somewhere else.
2. Material incorporated into another work with minimal or no changes.

1. To copy (text, an object, etc.) and later paste it somewhere else.

1. Identical or very similar, as though copied and pasted.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Old Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opis Old Latin ops Old Latin cōps Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin cōpia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cōpiō Old French copierbor. Middle English copien English copy Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste English copy-paste