Insert
- To place information in-between other information, for example, placing text in-between other text is inserting text. If insert were not enabled when entering text in-between other text, the text would be overwritten as new text was being inserted; this mode is known as overtype mode. The insert mode is entered and exited using the Insert key.
- Term used to describe placing an object within another object. For example, placing a diskette into a computer could also be phrased as inserting a disk into the computer.
Also see: Insert key, Overtype mode, Overwrite