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copy-paster

copy-paster noun: one who copy-pastes.

Noun

copy-paster (plural copy-pasters)

  1. One who copy-pastes.
    • Yes, so why bother? Making things difficult for copy-pasters is just lame. If I want your image I will get it regardless of what crappy code you write.2003 October 8, ...JAG, “Re: Website question”, in rec.juggling (Usenet)
    • Eich’s purpose in creating JavaScript was to give Web developers— not known for their technical prowess — an easy way to add bits of interactivity to pages. The idea was to copy scripts from other pages and tweak them a bit. In this respect he succeeded admirably: many JavaScript developers...2007, Peter-Paul Koch, ppk on JavaScript, Berkeley, CA: New Riders, →ISBN, page 17

Forms of copy-paster

pluralcopy-pasters

Origin of copy-paster

From copy-paste + -er.

Questions about copy-paster

What does copy-paster mean?
Copy-paster means one who copy-pastes.
What part of speech is copy-paster?
Copy-paster is a noun.
What is the plural of copy-paster?
The plural of copy-paster is copy-pasters.

Words near copy-paster in the dictionary

  1. copy-on-write proxies
  2. copy-on-write proxy
  3. copy-paste
  4. copy-pasteable
  5. copy-pasted
  6. copy-paster
  7. copy-pasters
  8. copy-pastes
  9. copy-pasting
  10. copy-pasto
  11. copy-pastos

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