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copy-pasto en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From copy-paste + -o, on the model of typo (“typographical error”).

Meanings

  1. (slang) An error caused by incorrect copy-pasting, often resulting in unintended text (or other content) being inserted.
    • Sorry, copy-pasto. This line was moved few lines up to here by my evil mouse. :-( 2010 May 27, Jung-uk Kim, “Re: Timezone behavior of Java”, in mailing.freebsd.java (Usenet):
    • Haven't tested your latest diff, but I think you have a copy-pasto here (", cnt"). 2014 January 6, Kent R. Spillner, “Re: new login style: yubikey-and-pwd”, in fa.openbsd.tech (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
copypasto alternative lexicographic
copy-pastos Number=Plur lexicographic
copy/pasto alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

scanno · spello · hearo · writo · clicko · thinko · speako · typo

Relateds

copypasta