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title: Cut and Paste Operations
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+
+<p>
+ The <dfn>clipboard</dfn> is a holder for various kinds of objects (regions,
+ control events, plugins) that is used during <dfn>cut-and-paste
+ operations</dfn>.
+</p>
+<h2>Cut</h2>
+<p>
+ A <dfn>cut</dfn> operation removes selected objects and places them in the
+ clipboard. The existing contents of the clipboard are overwriten.<br />
+ The default key binding is <kbd class="mod1">x</kbd>.
+</p>
-
-
-<p>The clipboard is a holder for various kinds of objects (regions, control events, plugins) that is used during cut-n-paste operations.</p>
-<h3>Cut</h3>
-<p>A cut operation removes selected objects and places them in the clipboard. The existing contents of the clipboard are overwriten. The default key binding is <kbd class="mod1">x</kbd>.</p>
-<h3>Copy</h3>
-<p>A copy of the selected objects are placed in clipboard. There is no effect on the selected objects. The existing contents of the clipboard are overwritten. The default key binding is <kbd class="mod1">c</kbd>.</p>
-<h3>Paste</h3>
-<p>The current contents of the clipboard are inserted into the session, using the current edit point as the reference point. The contents of the clipboard remain unchanged. The default key binding is <kbd class="mod1">v</kbd>.</p>
+<h2>Copy</h2>
+<p>
+ A <dfn>copy</dfn> of the selected objects are placed in clipboard. There is
+ no effect on the selected objects themselves. The existing contents of the
+ clipboard are overwritten. <br />
+ The default key binding is <kbd class="mod1">c</kbd>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Paste</h2>
+<p>
+ The current contents of the clipboard are <dfn>paste</dfn>d (inserted)
+ into the session, using the current <dfn>edit point</dfn> as the
+ destination. The contents of the clipboard remain unchanged — you
+ can paste the same item multiple times. <br />
+ The default key binding is <kbd class="mod1">v</kbd>.
+</p>