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Computer scientist who pioneered 'copy' and 'paste' has died

| February 21, 2020 12:05 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste,” has died. He was 74.

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