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单词 cut-and-paste
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cut-and-pasteadj.n.

Brit. /ˌkʌt(ə)n(d)ˈpeɪst/, U.S. /ˌkədənˈpeɪst/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to cut and paste at cut v. Additions.
Etymology: < to cut and paste at cut v. Additions.
A. adj.
Involving or relating to the cutting and pasting of printed material, or (Computing) the ‘cut’ and ‘paste’ functions on a computer; (more generally) assembled from an assortment of elements. Also by extension: quick and expedient; perfunctory. Cf. to cut and paste at cut v. Additions.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > miscellaneous or heterogeneous
difform1525
maslin1590
several1590
heterogeneana1601
miscellane1603
heterogeneal1605
miscellaneous1615
heterogeneous1629
miscellany1629
miscellanean1632
miscellaneal1633
stromatic1656
sundry1678
heterogenous1695
sorted1697
well-assorted1757
various1772
misc.1806
variegated1815
olla-podrida-ish1827
unhomogeneousa1830
olla-podridical1830
heterologous1834
non-homogeneous1853
cut-and-paste1864
assorted1897
sorty1899
inhomogeneous1904
1864 Med. Times & Gaz. 22 Oct. 442/2 Altogether we must call this book a somewhat superficial one... There is too much of the cut and paste character about it, and even this not of a very modern type.
1937 W. M. Lamers & M. E. Smith Making of Speaker iv. 111 If he has written his findings on sheets of paper, he might use the cut and paste method.
1975 Washington Post 19 Mar. b4/2 As an event, it was strictly of the cut-and-paste variety.
1979 Which Computer? Dec. 42/3 Text movements..are controlled by ‘cut and paste’ buffers which provide 25 text storage locations.
1984 InfoWorld (Nexis) 3 Sept. 46 The artist can smear colors, change human complexions, and perform a range of cut-and-paste functions.
1991 C. Paglia in Sex, Art, & Amer. Culture (1992) 97 It is basically a cut-and-paste job, a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, gay gossip,..undigested quotes from other books, and fulsome praise of prominent academics.
1994 Impact Oct. 43/1 The mood of this one-time, all-day event was decidedly more cut-and-paste than that of the annual alterno-fest, with the crowd divided down the middle.
2005 Hotdog Dec. 133/2 There's a decent cut-and-paste commentary with all the living principals.
B. n.
The action or process of cutting and pasting printed material, text, etc.; (Computing) the function which enables this; the use of this function.
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1980 IBM Techn. Disclosure Bull. Apr. 5130 Some advantages of the method are: The final camera copy is produced immediately. The time and effort required for cut-and-paste is eliminated.
1980 Which Word Processor? May 65 Text II has..all WP features: justifications, insertions, full cut and paste, etc.
1990 Linguist 29 186 (advt.) Standard version supports major European languages... Automatic cut and paste (major word processors) etc.
2003 Family Circle 13 May 18/1 Scrapbooking. The art of cut and paste is a national craze.
2007 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 30 Sept. a17 No formal policy regarding drag-and-drop or cut-and-paste had ever been adopted.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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