cursor

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 [ˈkɜːsə]

n

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

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / 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

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 [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

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cursor

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

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cursor [ˈkɜːsəʳ] n (Comput) → cursore m

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cursor [ˈkɜːsəʳ] n (Comput) → cursore m

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