Dictionary of Business Terms: drag and drop
drag and drop
click with a mouse on a selected object or portion of text and, holding the mouse button down, move the mouse to drag the object. Releasing the mouse button "drops" the object in a new location. On the desktop, actions can be performed by dragging and dropping; for example, the icon for a document can be dragged to a printer icon to print the document.
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: drag and drop
drag and drop
- the ability to move text or graphics by dragging it to a new location with the mouse.
- a method of opening an application program. Simply pick up a file icon and drag it to the icon of an application program that can open the file.
