NEW YORK — The man who created the computer shortcuts including “cut,” “copy” and “paste,” has died. He was 74. “The inventor of cut/copy & paste, find & replace, and more was former Xerox researcher ...

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.

Copying and pasting has long been stigmatised in education as an easy shortcut, or even outright plagiarism. Yet in practice, copy-and-paste can be a powerful learning tool when used appropriately.

Larry Tesler, a pioneer of personal computing credited with creating the cut, copy and paste as well as the search and replace functions, has died. He was 74. Tesler was not nearly as well known as ...