The terms "cut and paste" and "copy and paste" originated from physical editing practices involving scissors and glue or tape. They were later adapted to early computer editors through keyboard commands. Lawrence Tesler popularized "cut and paste" for computer-based text editing in the 1970s. Apple further popularized the paradigm through the Lisa and Macintosh operating systems in the 1980s, mapping the functions to common keyboard shortcuts. Today, cut, copy, and paste operations allow easy transfer of text or files between applications and locations through keyboard shortcuts, menus, or other interface elements across many operating systems and devices.