Replace

The act of locating data or an object and exchanging that data or object with an alternative. Many software programs enable a user to search and replace text within a document; this is commonly located under the Edit menu in most programs. For example, in Microsoft Word you can use the Find and Replace feature to find any text and replace it with other text. In the below picture is an example of what the Find and Replace dialog box may look like.

Find and Replace dialog box in Microsoft Word.

Tip The common shortcut key to Find and Replace text in a word processor and other text editors is Ctrl + H.

  • Replacing text in Linux and Unix can be done with the sed and replace commands.

Also see: Repair, BER