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clip art

noun

  1. drawings or illustrations available, as in a book, on a CD-ROM, or in an online gallery, for easy insertion into other material.


clip art

noun

  1. a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clip art1

First recorded in 1955–60; so called because the original clip art was clipped or cut out from a printed page, usually in books of illustrations specifically designed for this purpose.

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