Copying and pasting have been important functions for computers from as far back as 1983 when it was conceived by Larry Tesler, who was working for Apple at the time. They have since made repeating or ...

The move and copy commands are essential functions in every operating system, including Windows, Mac OS and Linux. The commands are also found in the applications running on top, from word processors ...

It’s strange to imagine where we’d be if we didn’t have Larry Tesler’s cut, copy, and paste commands. They’re so rudimentary to modern computer functions, and yet there was a time they didn’t exist.

Copy and paste may be the most important computing technology of the past 30 years. That may sound odd, but just think how much you rely on it. Most of us use the Copy and Paste commands multiple ...