Paste
81Paste (Unix) — paste is a Unix command line utility which is used to join files horizontally (parallel merging) by outputting lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines of each file specified, separated by tabs, to the standard output. It is… …
82paste-eel — pasteˈ eelˈ noun A nematoid worm found in paste • • • Main Entry: ↑paste …
83paste|pot — «PAYST POT», noun, adjective. –n. a pot or vessel for holding paste. –adj. Informal. hastily or carelessly put together, as if with paste: »[He] called the report “a pastepot job” and “pretty sloppy work” (New York Times) …
84paste-down — pasteˈ down noun 1. The outer leaf of an endpaper that is pasted down on the inside cover of a book 2. Formerly, a paper used to line the inside cover of a book • • • Main Entry: ↑paste …
85paste-grain — pasteˈ grain noun An imitation of morocco leather, used in binding books and in making fancy goods • • • Main Entry: ↑paste …
86paste job — paste job, something made up of collected bits and pieces; pastiche: »Your story “The Malpractice Mess”…wasn t your usual incisive approach but rather a superficial paste job (Charles Kramer) …
87paste|board|y — «PAYST BR dee, BOHR », adjective. 1. like pasteboard. 2. Figurative. unsubstantial; hollow: »The characters are pasteboardy and the dialogue improbable (Punch) …
88paste|down — «PAYST DOWN», noun. one of the outer blank leaves of a book that are pasted down on the cover …
89paste-egg — corrupt. of pasch egg: see pasch n. 3 …
90Paste (Unix program) — The paste utility is a program found on Unix like and otherwise POSIX compliant operating systems. It is used to concatenate the contents of files for each corresponding line.UsageThe paste utility is invoked with the following syntax: paste [… …
