Technology / A2

PAYST/peɪst/

Paste as a verb means put copied text or a picture into a document: copy and paste, paste the link. Stick is the glue cousin. Cut removes; copy keeps the original. Paste as a noun is thick soft food or glue (tomato paste) — extra. Do not write paste when you mean past, or pace.

Meaning

To put copied text or a picture into a document; also to stick with glue.

Examples

• “Copy the address and paste it into the form.”
• “Copy the booking number and paste it into the email.”
• “Do not paste whole pages from the internet into your homework.”

Good to know

copy and paste / paste the link. Contrast: cut. Mix-up: past (time).

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