# Key\_Cut/Copy/Paste and other keys in key\_defs\_keyboard.h

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**Created:** [May 9, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/key-cut-copy-paste-and-other-keys-in-key-defs-keyboard-h/1493 "2018-05-09T11:03:39Z")\
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They are OS dependent, as far as I remember, but you do not need the `HostOS` plugin for them. Their best description is probably the USB HID spec (and that’s not a great resource, either…).

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