cut vs delete? Not defined in index or glossary

[Equalizer]

Probably one removes the selected region permanently from the file, and the other creates a copy of the selected region.
I think my intuitive response is the opposite of the way it works, I'm ending up with only that a little selected bit remaining, when what I want is to remove the selected portion.

What is the difference between cut and delete, as implemented in Audacity?

[Gale Andrews]

Probably one removes the selected region permanently from the file, and the other creates a copy of the selectd region.
I think my intuitive response is the opposite of the way it works, I'm getting a little bit when I want to remove that bit.

Cut removes the selection and adds it to the Audacity clipboard in case you want to paste it.

Delete only removes the selection.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/edit_menu.html.

Gale