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clip art
noun
- 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
- a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
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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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