insert

Verb

insert (third-person singular simple present inserts, present participle inserting, simple past and past participle inserted)

1. (transitive) To put in between or into.
   • In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
   • To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.

   Synonyms:

   enter, inset, introduce, put in, put inside

Noun (1)

UK/ˈɪnsɜːt/US/ˈɪnsɝt/

insert (plural inserts)

1. An image inserted into text.
2. A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
   • This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.
3. A mechanical component inserted into another.
   • a threaded insert
4. An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
5. A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
6. A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
7. A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
   • […] close-ups of her legs on the escalator, an insert of the emergency stop button (ARRET D'URGENCE), intercut close-ups of her glance and the cinema sign, […]2013, David Bordwell, Narration in the Fiction Film, page 316
8. (informal) A diaper insert.
9. (audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
10. A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode.

Noun (2) capitalized: Insert

Insert (plural Inserts)

1. A key that when pressed switches between the overtype mode and the insert mode of a computer.
   • Now type the word "fleece" and then a space, and press INSERT once more to cancel LOCK INSERT.1983, Jonathan Sachs, Rick Meyer, The HHC User Guide, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 30
   • The removed text is temporarily stored in the system INSERT HERE buffer. To insert that text at a new location, position the cursor at the new location and press INSERT.1990, Paula Sharick, The Essential Guide to VMS Utilities and Commands: VMS Version 5, Van Nostrand Reinhold, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   Ins