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Cursor
//ˈkɜːsə// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
"Besides, the Reader must know, if a Brazen graduated Semi-Circle were hung on the Poles here, with an erected moveable Pin, or Cursor on it, there would be no need of the Holes[…]in each Parallel of the Globe, for the true Composing of it[…]"
- 2 (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 wordnet
- 3 A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
- 4 An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- 5 A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
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- 6 A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
Verb
- 1 To navigate by means of the cursor keys. intransitive
"The only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through file lists."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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