To remove an
object from a
document and place it in a
buffer. In
word processing, for example,
cut means to move a section of
text from a document to a temporary buffer. This is one way to
delete text. However, because the text is transferred to a buffer, it is not lost forever. You can
copy the buffer somewhere else in the document or in another document, which is called
pasting. To move a section of text from one place to another, therefore, you need to first cut it and then
paste it. This is often called
cut-and- paste.
Most applications have only one buffer, sometimes called a clipboard. If you make two cuts in succession, the text from the original cut will be replaced by the text from the second cut.
Graphical user interfaces, such as MS-Windows and the Macintosh interface, allow you to cut and paste graphics as well as text.
