ctrl-v

English

Alternative forms

• CTRL+V, Ctrl+V, CTRL-V, Ctrl-V

Etymology

ctrl + v

• Derived from the shortcut of pressing the "ctrl" and "v" buttons at the same time to paste something.

Verb

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

1. (computing) to paste, usually from a clipboard that was previously saved via ctrl-c.

See also

• ctrl-c