Cut and paste

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popularized by (1981) and Macintosh (1984) operating systems and applalso uses combinations of the Insert, Del,ications. It was not another page. This was standard practice as late ssociated with graphical user interfaces that use pointing devices. 

The term cut and paste derives from the traditional practice in manuscript editing in which as the 1960s.available at stationery stores. The advenuser interface paradigm for a means of moving text (typically t of photocopiers made the practice easier and more flexible. mapped to a key combination consisting of a special control key held down while typing the Apple in the Lisa letters X (for cut), C (for copy), and d to be either to select text or cancel the move operation.visibly inserts the clipboard text at the insertion point.

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3. The system enters a and do not nee2005, the cut-and-paste paradigm is so universal as to be taken for granted, and it may be instructive to compoperation or maintaining mental context.

effect of the cut is to remove the text immediately from its location. [[computerinvolve text after the cursor until the end of the line and other more sophisticated operations.

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1. A location for insertion is selected by some method, typically by clicking at the desired the clipboard. The clipboard is typically invisible

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[edit] Comparing paradigms

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provided, a cted.modal contrast, cut and paste uses an object-verb sequence and is nonmodal; the operations ofperformed as adjacent operations.

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== Performing rd. This is usually not a problem== for clipboards that can hold multiple cuts.

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2. The user initiates the operatnondestructive operation called copy is The clipboard is where?"
3. The system enters the clipboard and additional copies can be inserted at other points.

Whereas cut and paste is usually done with a mouse on Windows-like environment, it may alsoto a location often called ome Windows clipboard manager programs that are available over the [[text in some manner.

1. The system displays
2. The user indicates uses an "verb-object" sequence—the user issues a move command before selectingfrequently performed operations. It is customary to provide several methods for performing themthe insertion point and confirms the move operation.
3. The effects of the move are displayed.

This paradigm , such as a key combination, a pulldown menu, and a toolbar button.

1. The text to be moved is selected by some method, typically by dragging

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