@cindex killing text
@cindex cutting text
@cindex deletion
- Most commands which erase text from the buffer save it in the kill
-ring so that you can move or copy it to other parts of the buffer.
+ Most commands which erase text from the buffer save it in the @dfn{kill
+ring} so that you can move or copy it to other parts of the buffer.
These commands are known as @dfn{kill} commands. The rest of the
commands that erase text do not save it in the kill ring; they are known
as @dfn{delete} commands. (This distinction is made only for erasure of
@dfn{Yanking} means reinserting text previously killed. This is what
some systems call ``pasting.'' The usual way to move or copy text is to
-kill it and then yank it elsewhere one or more times.
+kill it and then yank it elsewhere one or more times. This is very safe
+because Emacs remembers many recent kills, not just the last one.
@table @kbd
@item C-y