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ctrl-v

UK/kənˈtɹəʊlˌviː/US/kənˈtɹoʊlˌvi/

ctrl-v verb: to paste from the computer's clipboard.

Verb

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

  1. To paste from the computer's clipboard.

Forms of ctrl-v

third-person singular presentctrl-v's
present participlectrl-v'ing
past participlectrl-v'd
pastctrl-v'd
past participlectrl-v'ed
pastctrl-v'ed
alternative formCTRL+V
alternative formCtrl+V
alternative formCTRL-V
alternative formCtrl-V

Origin of ctrl-v

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

Questions about ctrl-v

What does ctrl-v mean?
Ctrl-v means to paste from the computer's clipboard.
What part of speech is ctrl-v?
Ctrl-v is a verb.
How do you pronounce ctrl-v?
Ctrl-v is pronounced /kənˈtɹəʊlˌviː/ (UK).
What is the past tense of ctrl-v?
The past tense of ctrl-v is ctrl-v'd.

Words near ctrl-v in the dictionary

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

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