what is the shortcut key for cut and paste
Cut, copy, and paste Apple Computer widely popularized the computer-based cut/copy-and-paste paradigm through the Lisa (1983) and Macintosh (1984) operating systems and applications. Apple mapped the functionalities to key combinations consisting of the Command key (a special modifier key) held down while typing the letters X (for cut), C (for copy), and V (for paste), choosing a handful of keyboard shortcuts to control basic editing operations. The keys involved all cluster together at the left end of the bottom row of the standard QWERTY keyboard, and each key is combined with a special modifier key to perform the desired operation:
Command key On a keyboard made with the Microsoft Windows logo, the Windows keys are identical in function to the Mac Command keys, as is the [[Meta key|â—† Meta]] key on a Sun or another Unix-oriented keyboard.[18] Conversely, when an Apple USB keyboard is used with other operating systems, the Command keys function as Windows keys or Meta keys.