insert
IPA: ɪnsˈɝt
noun
- An image inserted into text.
- A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
- A mechanical component inserted into another.
- (linguistics) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
- (genetics) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
- (television) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
- (film, television) A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
- (audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
- (computing) A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode
- A key that when pressed switches between the overtype mode and the insert mode of a computer.
verb
- (transitive) To put in between or into.
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Examples of "insert" in Sentences
- Insert in the list alphabetically.
- Stop inserting unscholarly and lachrymose.
- Information is inserted in Cloistered rule.
- A funnel is insertable in the neck of the stand.
- The endomicroscope is inserted into an endoscope.
- The insertion of this material would be incongruous.
- That was the case in the edit summary of the insertion.
- The type of the plug inserted is detected by the state of the pin ID.
- The child user attempts to insert the plugs in the holes of matching shapes.
- Inserting the emitter follower amounts to the insertion of a current amplifier.
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