on a computer
: allowing the movement of items (such as icons) by dragging them to a new location
a drag-and-drop interface

Examples of drag-and-drop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The company provides a drag-and-drop interface, called StreamLogic, that taps into Monocle’s included field-programmable gate-array processor. IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'drag-and-drop.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drag-and-drop was in 1985

Dictionary Entries Near drag-and-drop

Cite this Entry

“Drag-and-drop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag-and-drop. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!