pasteboards
Pasteboards are data buffers used to hold items that have been cut or copied for transfer within a computer system. They function as the clipboard, a shared resource that mediates copy-paste and drag-and-drop operations across applications. When content is copied, the operating system stores a representation of that content in a pasteboard; a receiving application can request the most suitable format and insert the data accordingly.
Data stored in pasteboards can include plain text, rich text, images, audio, files, URLs, and other data
Pasteboards enable cross-application data transfer but can also be involved in drag-and-drop operations, where a temporary
Security and privacy considerations apply to pasteboards, since many systems allow data to be read by other
In practice, pasteboards are a foundational component of user interfaces in modern operating systems, providing the