Drag and drop in long lists

1. What is the meaning of dragging and dropping?
2. What is drag and drop in HCI?
3. How is Drag different from drag and drop?

What is the meaning of dragging and dropping?

Drag and drop is a method of moving computer files or images from one place to another by clicking on them with the mouse and moving them across the screen. Copying software onto an iPod is as easy as drag and drop.

What is drag and drop in HCI?

In computer graphical user interfaces, drag and drop is a pointing device gesture in which the user selects a virtual object by "grabbing" it and dragging it to a different location or onto another virtual object.

How is Drag different from drag and drop?

The phrase drag-and-drop describes the action of selecting an object or section of text, moving it (dragging), and then placing it (dropping) in an alternate area. For example, to drag-and-drop an object, such as an icon, you first move your mouse cursor over it.