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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Pros and Cons: The intuitive drag-and-drop editor allows for easy customization, and analytics provide insights into how recruiters interact with your application.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
And with its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, arranging, connecting and customizing elements has never been easier.
—Carly Schnurr, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
After installing that older version and restarting the guest system, drag-and-drop still didn’t work correctly.
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
This type of platform can even allow vendors to send invoices directly into the system or even with a simple drag-and-drop feature to import data en masse.
—Shagun Malhotra, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Design platform Canva launched in 2013 with the aim of democratizing visual creation through features like templates and drag-and-drop graphics.
—Victoria Turk, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
These platforms’ drag-and-drop capabilities can help users of all ages learn new skills with a product-centric output as the end goal.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Thanks to low-code and no-code technology, drag-and-drop tools can be used to add these touches to your system, delivering enhancements right away.
—Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Customizing a theme using the drag-and-drop editor and tweaking the HTML/CSS through a text editor is simple.
—PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
And with its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, arranging, connecting and customizing elements has never been easier.
—Carly Schnurr, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
After installing that older version and restarting the guest system, drag-and-drop still didn’t work correctly.
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
This type of platform can even allow vendors to send invoices directly into the system or even with a simple drag-and-drop feature to import data en masse.
—Shagun Malhotra, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Design platform Canva launched in 2013 with the aim of democratizing visual creation through features like templates and drag-and-drop graphics.
—Victoria Turk, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
These platforms’ drag-and-drop capabilities can help users of all ages learn new skills with a product-centric output as the end goal.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Thanks to low-code and no-code technology, drag-and-drop tools can be used to add these touches to your system, delivering enhancements right away.
—Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Customizing a theme using the drag-and-drop editor and tweaking the HTML/CSS through a text editor is simple.
—PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Drag-and-drop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag-and-drop. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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