Does `yank` mean copying, pasting, or either in Emacs?

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While yank means copying in Vim, I am a bit confused about Emacs. What does yank mean there exactly?

https://superuser.com/questions/1587278/why-does-yank-mean-copying-in-vim-and-pasting-in-emacs — spikey_richie, Sep 21 '20 at 10:10
Yes, it was also my post but I did not get any answer there and for an unknown reason, it was closed so I changed the question. — t7e, Sep 21 '20 at 10:14

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 21 '20 at 10:09

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Emacs uses yank to reinsert the last kill into the buffer. So it is effectively a paste, rather than a cut or copy.

answered Sep 21 '20 at 10:09

Michael Frank

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