In human-computer interaction, cut and paste and copy and paste are related commands that offer a user-interface interaction technique for transferring text, data, files or objects from a source to a destination. Most ubiquitously, users require the ability to cut and paste sections of plain text. The cut command removes the selected data from its original position, while the copy command creates a duplicate; in both cases the selected data is placed in a clipboard.
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How to copy-paste text from paper to your laptop with Google Lens
Google has released a new feature for Lens that lets you copy text from paper and paste it directly to your computer — ...
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Larry Tesler, the father of cut-copy-paste, has died at 74
Larry Tesler, former Apple scientist and one of the most important figures in the history of the user interface, has sadly ...
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How to send tabs, links, and text from Chrome to your Android device
Google Chrome's latest features make it easy to share content between your desktop and Android devices. Here's how to beam ...
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How to select, copy, and paste multiple snippets of text in macOS (with no third-party apps)
When copying and pasting text, most users grab a selection at a time, paste it into their app of choice, and then return ...
