cursor

cur·sor

 (kûr′sər)

n. Computers

A movable indicator on a display, marking a position where typed characters will appear or where an option can be selected.

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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

(ˈkɜːsə)

n

1. (Mathematics) the sliding part of a measuring instrument, esp a transparent sliding square on a slide rule

2. (Computer Science) any of various means, typically a flashing bar or underline, of identifying a particular position on a computer screen, such as the insertion point for text

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cur•sor

(ˈkɜr sər)

n.

1. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol used to indicate where data (as text, commands, etc.) may be input on a computer screen.

2. a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any point on a scale.

[1590–1600; < Latin: a runner, racer =cur(rere) to run + -sor, for -tor -tor; compare course]

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cursor

- First meant "runner" or "running messenger" and is now the moving/movable indicator on a computer screen.

See also related terms for runner.

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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

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Translations

مُؤَشِّر

kurzor

cursor

CursorMauszeiger

δρομέαςκέρσορας

cursor

kohdistin

curseur

kursor

kurzor

bendill

cursorelancetta

カーソル

커서

cursor

markør

kursor

cursor

указатель

kurzor

markör

imleç

con trỏ trên màn hình

游标

cursor

[ˈkɜːsəʳ]

A. N (Comput) → cursor m

B. CPD cursor key N → tecla f del cursor

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cursor

[ˈkɜː^rsə^r] n (COMPUTING) → curseur m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cursor

n (Comput) → Cursor m; cursor control → Cursorsteuerung f; cursor movements → Cursorbewegungen pl

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cursor

[ˈkɜːsəʳ] n (Comput) → cursore m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cursor

→ مُؤَشِّر kurzor cursor Cursor κέρσορας cursor kohdistin curseur kursor cursore カーソル 커서 cursor markør kursor cursor указатель markör สัญลักษณ์บนคอมพิวเตอร์แสดงให้เห็นจุดที่พิมพ์ได้ imleç con trỏ trên màn hình 游标

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