handy list of recentiy used documents.
from the Windows clipboard
I take it that you are referring to the "Clipboard Viewer" application, which has been removed from Windows Vista for unknown reasons. You can, however, copy the Clipboard Viewer from a Windows XP computer to your Vista computer: Look for the file C:\windows\system32\clipbrd.exe on your windows XP computer. Copy that to your Vista computer and paste the file wherever you need it. Double-clicking on the icon will enable you to open the Clipboard Viewer.
The Windows 8 clipboard can only hold one piece of information at a time. The Office clipboard however can hold up to 24 items at a time.
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It is a memory location called the clipboard. Text is pasted to the clipboard to allow you to paste it to another location.
The most common implementation of such a thing is usually called a clipboard.
When you copy something, like text it is saved on your computer temporarily. Then when you copy something else that temporary file gets delete and a new one is added. That's the best way I can describe it.
Office Clipboard