leikepöytä

Leikepöytä, meaning "clipboard" in Finnish, refers to a temporary storage area in a computer's operating system used to hold data that has been copied or cut from one location. This data can then be pasted into another location. The leikepöytä is a fundamental feature of modern graphical user interfaces, allowing users to easily transfer information between applications or within the same application.

When a user selects text, an image, or any other type of data and chooses the "copy" or "cut" command, the selected item is transferred to the leikepöytä. "Copy" leaves the original data in place, while "cut" removes it. Subsequently, the "paste" command retrieves the data from the leikepöytä and inserts it at the desired destination. The leikepöytä typically holds only one item at a time; copying or cutting a new item will overwrite its previous contents.

Advanced leikepöytä functionalities exist in some operating systems, allowing for multiple items to be stored and managed, often referred to as a "clipboard history." These enhanced features provide greater flexibility for users who frequently move or duplicate large amounts of data. The leikepöytä is invisible to the user during normal operation, acting as a behind-the-scenes mechanism for data manipulation.