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cur·sor  (kûrsr)

n. Computer Science

A bright, usually blinking, movable indicator on a display, marking the position at which a character can be entered, corrected, or deleted.

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[Middle English, runner, from Latin, from cursus, past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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cursor

Noun

1. a movable point of light that shows a specific position on a visual display unit

2. the sliding part of a slide rule or other measuring instrument

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cursor - (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions pointer indicator - a device for showing the operating condition of some system computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

Translations

cursor [ˈkəːsəʳ] n (COMPUT) → cursor m

cursor [ˈkəːsəʳ] n (Comput) → curseur m

cursor [ˈkəːsəʳ] n (Comput) → Cursor m

cursor [ˈkəːsəʳ] n (COMPUT) → cursore m