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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, <i>Control-X</i> or <i><a href="/facts/Caret_notation/IHAVdW9R">^X</a></i> is the <a href="/facts/Key_combination/mjeb82kI">key combination</a> of the <a href="/facts/Control_key/31XW606Y">control key</a> and a key usually labelled "X", typically used to cut selected text and save it to the clipboard ready to paste elsewhere. There is some disagreement whether the action moves with the key labelled "X" or stays in the lower-left location on keyboards with different letter arrangements. </p>