edit vs insert

edit

verb
  • To change the contents of a file, website, etc. 

  • To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video. 

  • To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing. 

  • To lend itself to editing in a certain way. 

  • To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage. 

  • To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene. 

  • To be the editor of a publication. 

  • To change a text, or a document. 

noun
  • A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software. 

  • An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing. 

  • An interruption or change to an improvised scene. 

  • An edited piece of media, especially video footage. 

  • A change to the text of a document. 

insert

verb
  • To put in between or into. 

noun
  • A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule. 

  • A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene. 

  • A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track. 

  • A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast. 

  • An image inserted into text. 

  • An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance. 

  • A mechanical component inserted into another. 

  • A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc. 

How often have the words edit and insert occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )