cursor
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/kɜɹsəɹ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position
- A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device
- An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place
- A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it
verb
- To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
Related words
Synonyms
the caretthe iterator patternpointerupdatablepoisedeclaretravellerprecursorpointinghoverarrowmouseindicatorinsertion pointi-beammouse pointercaretlocator