Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pastebin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: paste-bin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A website allowing users to paste and store plain text, so that they can refer to it with a simple hyperlink rather than having to paste the entire text elsewhere.

Example Sentences

"For example, if you're stuck with a piece of code or you just want to show off how awesome something you wrote is, then you can paste it into the pastebin and it will give you a link to share with other people. Pastebins usually have built-in […]"
"Some pastebins even include syntax highlighting for common programming languages. This can be an appealing advantage when constructing an email with source code in it, or multiple attached log files, […]"

Etymology

From paste + bin.

Inflected Forms

pastebins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pastepot

Questions

What does pastebin mean?: A website allowing users to paste and store plain text, so that they can refer to it with a simple hyperlink rather than having to paste the entire text elsewhere.
Where does pastebin come from?: From paste + bin.

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