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'''Drag and drop''' is a very powerful, convenient, and intuitive mechanism for doing simple manipulations of objects (files, programs, etc.) in a computer operating system using a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI).  It uses the common metaphor of picking an object up and carrying it someplace.  The way that this is done is by clicking and holding the mouse button while it is over the object (that is, the icon or other designator of the object), moving the mouse while still holding the button, and then releasing the button at the destination point.  Dragging and dropping is a very versatile operation.

'''Drag and drop''' is a very powerful, convenient, and intuitive mechanism for doing simple manipulations of objects (files, programs, etc.) in a computer operating system using a mouse and a [[graphical user interface]] (GUI).  It uses the common metaphor of picking an object up and carrying it someplace.  The way that this is done is by clicking and holding the mouse button while it is over the object (that is, the icon or other designator of the object), moving the mouse while still holding the button, and then releasing the button at the destination point.  Dragging and dropping is a very versatile operation.

For example, files can be moved from one directory (folder) to another by opening the source and destination directories in "explorer" or "finder" applications, and dragging the file from one place to the other.  This actually moves the file (though there are typically other actions that can be performed with other mouse clicks.)  For this type of operation, the desktop itself can store files, and files can be moved from an explorer to the desktop and vice-versa.  Drag and drop can also be used simply to move things around on the desktop.

For example, files can be moved from one directory (folder) to another by opening the source and destination directories in "explorer" or "finder" applications, and dragging the file from one place to the other.  This actually moves the file (though there are typically other actions that can be performed with other mouse clicks.)  For this type of operation, the desktop itself can store files, and files can be moved from an explorer to the desktop and vice-versa.  Drag and drop can also be used simply to move things around on the desktop.