The invention relates to a device and a method for executing a paste operation. The method includes: detecting a target operation which is a one-step operation executed on a display screen or a current page, responding to the detected target operation, acquiring target information corresponding to the target operation, and executing the paste operation aiming at the target information. By adoption of the technical scheme, popping a choice box for executing selection and click operations for content paste is avoided, and accordingly operations are reduced for users, and the paste operation can be realized conveniently and quickly.