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to repaste

to repaste

7.7
Put copied text or image back into a document from the clipboard
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈpeɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reinsertar
  • If you make a mistake, you can always repaste the text from your clipboard.

Examples

  • She had to repaste the image after accidentally deleting it from the document.

  • Before submitting the form, he decided to repaste the updated address into the field.

  • Please repaste the text into the document.

  • I need to repaste that image here.

  • If you make a mistake, you can always repaste the text from your clipboard.

  • Before submitting the form, he decided to repaste the updated address into the field.

  • She had to repaste the image after accidentally deleting it from the document.

Synonyms

to reenter
vsto repaste
  • Specialized
2 3.2

To put information into a computer or form again

inserts previously copied content via a clipboard command instead of fresh manual input
retype
vsto repaste
1 2.9

Typing something again to correct or replace earlier text

inserts previously copied content via a clipboard command instead of manual keyboard input

Antonyms

287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

Surface Forms

repaste infinitive
repasted past
repasted past participle
repasting present participle
repastes third person singular

Morphology

repaste = paste (transparent) = re + paste

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the digital action denoted by 'paste'.

Etymology

Repaste comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word paste meaning 'to put something you copied into a document'. So, repaste means to paste text or an image again into a document.