Macintosh Drag and Drop is a feature of the Macintosh system software and the Mac OS which began as of System 7.5. Instead of cutting and pasting data, Drag and Drop allows users to actually drag the text by using the mouse. Specifically, it does what cut and paste (or copy and paste, to some extent) does, but in a far more comprehendable manner and without having to resort to the Clipboard. Although applications have to be reprogrammed to take advantage of Drag and Drop, the new technology was quickly embraced.