Paste: meaning, definitions and examples
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paste
[ peษชst ]
action
To paste means to attach something to a surface using an adhesive substance.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She pasted the picture onto the wall.
- Please paste the document into the email.
- He pasted the stamp into his collection.
computing
In computing, paste refers to the action of inserting copied text or images into a document or file.
Synonyms
copy and paste, insert
Examples of usage
- Use the paste command to insert the copied text.
- After copying the image, you can paste it into the presentation.
Translations
Translations of the word "paste" in other languages:
๐ต๐น colar
- colar de papel
- colar de adesivo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฟเคชเคเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช kleben
๐ฎ๐ฉ menempel
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒััะฐะฒะธัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ wkleiฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฒผใไปใใ (ใฏใใคใใ)
๐ซ๐ท coller
๐ช๐ธ pegar
๐น๐ท yapฤฑลtฤฑrmak
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ถ์ฌ๋ฃ๊ธฐ (๋ถ์ด๋ค)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุตู
๐จ๐ฟ vloลพit
๐ธ๐ฐ vloลพiลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ็ฒ่ดด (zhฤntiฤ)
๐ธ๐ฎ prilepiti
๐ฎ๐ธ lรญm
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฌแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ yapฤฑลdฤฑrmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ pegar
Word origin
The word 'paste' originates from the Middle English word 'pasten', which comes from Old French 'paster', ultimately from the Latin word 'pasta' meaning 'dough, paste'. The sense of 'inserting copied text or images' in computing emerged in the mid-20th century.
See also: antipasto, past, pasta, pastime, pastor, pasture, pasty.