insert

Etymology

From Latin insertus, past participle of inserō, from in- + serō (“join, bind together, connect, entwine, interweave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”).

verb

1. (transitive) To put in between or into.
   In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
   To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.

noun

1. An image inserted into text.
2. A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
   This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.
3. A mechanical component inserted into another.
   a threaded insert
4. (linguistics) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
5. (genetics) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
6. (television) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
7. (film, television) A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
   […] close-ups of her legs on the escalator, an insert of the emergency stop button (ARRET D'URGENCE), intercut close-ups of her glance and the cinema sign, […] 2013, David Bordwell, Narration in the Fiction Film, page 316
8. (audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
9. (computing) A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode