drag-and-drop
adjective
on a computer
: allowing the movement of items (such as icons) by dragging them to a new location
a drag-and-drop interface
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It's all done with drag-and-drop for seamless management.
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Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
Of course, users can create other valuable diagramming tools like SWOT analysis, fishbone diagrams, floor plans, etc.
Use touchscreen compatibility (if your device is enabled) for faster drag-and-drop, or connect your diagrams to live or static data sources to instantly generate updates.
—Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2024
Traditional no-code platforms provide non-developers with drag-and-drop tools, in turn democratizing the application development process.
—Katherine Kostereva, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
With a straightforward drag-and-drop action, position the signature precisely where needed in your document.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Klaviyo's Email Builder Klaviyo has similar email creation tools as other email marketing software, with a drag-and-drop editor, A/B testing, and many templates.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
Lane Turner/Globe Staff Creatio operates like an online studio where businesses can create apps using drag-and-drop features —kind of like website-building service Wix, but for corporate computing tasks.
—Aruni Soni, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
There are a handful of minimal software improvements, too: the taskbar now shows four recent apps rather than two, and there’s a new two-handed drag-and-drop feature to more easily copy content from one app to another.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 26 July 2023
Both apps have the same feature for programming movements, using a drag-and-drop process.
—Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 30 June 2023
Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
Of course, users can create other valuable diagramming tools like SWOT analysis, fishbone diagrams, floor plans, etc.
Use touchscreen compatibility (if your device is enabled) for faster drag-and-drop, or connect your diagrams to live or static data sources to instantly generate updates.
—Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2024
Traditional no-code platforms provide non-developers with drag-and-drop tools, in turn democratizing the application development process.
—Katherine Kostereva, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
With a straightforward drag-and-drop action, position the signature precisely where needed in your document.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Klaviyo's Email Builder Klaviyo has similar email creation tools as other email marketing software, with a drag-and-drop editor, A/B testing, and many templates.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
Lane Turner/Globe Staff Creatio operates like an online studio where businesses can create apps using drag-and-drop features —kind of like website-building service Wix, but for corporate computing tasks.
—Aruni Soni, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
There are a handful of minimal software improvements, too: the taskbar now shows four recent apps rather than two, and there’s a new two-handed drag-and-drop feature to more easily copy content from one app to another.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 26 July 2023
Both apps have the same feature for programming movements, using a drag-and-drop process.
—Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 30 June 2023
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