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Find and replace

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, find and replace means: A text-editing function that searches for specified text and substitutes other text in selected or all matches.

In Turkish: bul ve değiştir

How it is used

Used for repeated corrections; inspect matches before replacing all occurrences.

Example sentences

  1. Use find and replace to change the old office address throughout the document.

    One operation updates repeated instances of the same address.

  2. Check each result in find and replace before changing the abbreviated department name.

    Review avoids replacing unrelated text that happens to match.

Common collocations

  • use find and replace
  • find and replace function
  • find and replace dialog
  • word processorSoftware for creating, editing, formatting, and printing text documents such as letters, reports, and meeting notes.
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.

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