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  2. Larry Tesler - Wikipedia

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    From there, the two developed the basic copy and paste function, now a standard feature in computing. [4] Tesler also established the idea that computer interfaces should be modeless, where all actions are available to a user at all times, rather than modal, requiring the user to enter a specific mode to perform them. Gypsy was programmed to ...

  3. Cut, copy, and paste - Wikipedia

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    Cut, copy, and paste icons are in ERP5. Cut, copy, and paste are essential commands of modern human–computer interaction and user interface design . They offer an interprocess communication technique for transferring data through a computer's user interface .

  4. Dingbat - Wikipedia

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    Poem typeset with generous use of decorative dingbats around the edges (1880s). Dingbats are not part of the text. In typography, a dingbat (sometimes more formally known as a printer's ornament or printer's character) is an ornament, specifically, a glyph used in typesetting, often employed to create box frames (similar to box-drawing characters), or as a dinkus (section divider).

  5. Cut & Paste - Wikipedia

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    Cut & Paste is a simple word processor released by Electronic Arts in 1984 for $50 (equivalent to $147 in 2023). It was developed in a time when the ability to cut, copy, and paste text (now known as a clipboard) was a significant feature for home computers. Its package is a hard plastic box which opens like a book, containing a program floppy ...

  6. Copy-and-paste programming - Wikipedia

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    Copy-and-paste programming, sometimes referred to as just pasting, is the production of highly repetitive computer programming code, as produced by copy and paste operations. It is primarily a pejorative term; those who use the term are often implying a lack of programming competence and ability to create abstractions.

  7. Section (typography) - Wikipedia

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    An ornamental symbol used as section break does not have a generally accepted name. Such a typographic device can be referred to as a dinkus, a space break symbol, a paragraph separator, a paragraph divider, a horizontal divider, a thought break, or as an instance of filigree or flourish.

  8. Comma-separated values - Wikipedia

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    COPY (SELECT * FROM articles) TO '/home/wikipedia/file.csv' (FORMAT csv) saves the content of a table articles to a file called /home/wikipedia/file.csv. [30] Many utility programs on Unix-style systems (such as cut, paste, join, sort, uniq, awk) can split files on a comma delimiter, and can therefore process simple CSV files. However, this ...

  9. Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources - Wikipedia

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    Yes, you can copy interface text from public domain programs, or CC0 programs, directly onto Wikipedia, as public domain programs are compatible with the CC-BY-SA license used by Wikipedia. Make sure the program is explicitly licensed CC0 or public domain, and use {{ CC-notice }} or {{ PD-notice }} to indicate this.