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cut and paste

(Computer Science) a technique used in word processing by which a section of text can be moved within a document

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Watch "Cut And Paste" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kRHvm4wAkA.

MTS Management Group and Twang Thang Country Announce New Richard Lynch Music Video "Cut And Paste"

When they cut and paste the plan from the last visit?

Be wary of copy-and-paste EHR mistakes while it's a snap to paste information, it can also put a facility at risk for fraud

If the PDF file was created from a scanned document, you will have created an image file and you will not be able to cut and paste text from most scanned documents.