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ctrl-c

UK/kənˈtɹəʊlˌsiː/US/kənˈtɹoʊlˌsi/

ctrl-c verb: to copy, to store on the computer clipboard.

Verb

ctrl-c (third-person singular simple present ctrl-c's, present participle ctrl-c'ing, simple past and past participle ctrl-c'd or ctrl-c'ed)

  1. To copy, to store on the computer clipboard.

Forms of ctrl-c

third-person singular presentctrl-c's
present participlectrl-c'ing
past participlectrl-c'd
pastctrl-c'd
past participlectrl-c'ed
pastctrl-c'ed

Origin of ctrl-c

Derived from a common keyboard shortcut involving pressing the two keys together.

Questions about ctrl-c

What does ctrl-c mean?
Ctrl-c means to copy, to store on the computer clipboard.
What part of speech is ctrl-c?
Ctrl-c is a verb.
How do you pronounce ctrl-c?
Ctrl-c is pronounced /kənˈtɹəʊlˌsiː/ (UK).
What is the past tense of ctrl-c?
The past tense of ctrl-c is ctrl-c'd.

Words near ctrl-c in the dictionary

  1. ctrl
  2. Ctrl-Alt-Delete
  3. Ctrl-Alt-Deleted
  4. Ctrl-Alt-Deletes
  5. Ctrl-Alt-Deleting
  6. ctrl-c
  7. ctrl-c'ed
  8. ctrl-c'ing
  9. ctrl-c's
  10. ctrl-v
  11. ctrl-v'ed

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