What does "insert" mean?

Insert means to put, place, or add something into something else, to introduce an object, text, or element into interior or between existing parts, implying placement inside or addition. As verb, insert means to put something inside, such as insert key into lock, insert card into slot, insert coin, or insert text into document. As noun, insert means something that is inserted, such as advertising insert in newspaper, fireplace insert placed into existing fireplace opening to improve efficiency, shoe insert for support, or informational card inserted into package. In everyday usage, insert means to add or include, such as please insert your name here, insert page, insert image. The term comes from Latin inserere meaning to put in. So insert as verb is action of putting something into something else, and as noun is object that is put in, with common usage in office, computer, and manufacturing contexts, meaning to place inside or add between, requiring opening or space to receive inserted item.