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# Pasteboard Names

Names identifying the system pasteboards.

## Discussion

You can access the general system pasteboard by calling the class method [`init(name:create:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteboard/init(name:create:)), specifying the `UIPasteboardNameGeneral` constant as the first argument. You can alternatively access the general pasteboard by calling the [`general`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteboard/general) class method. The general system pasteboard is persistent across device restarts, app uninstalls, and app restores.

## Topics

### Constants

[`UIPasteboardNameGeneral`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteboard/Name-swift.struct/general)

The name identifying the general pasteboard, which you use for general copy-cut-paste operations.

[`UIPasteboardNameFind`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteboardNameFind)

A name that identifies the Find pasteboard.


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