Cursor

//ˈkɜːsə//

Synonyms for "cursor" (3 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

caret

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

iterator pattern

Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

pointer

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

1 entries

indicator

Related terms

8 entries

GUI courier current cursive cursory electronic display pointer recursive

derived

5 entries

cursorjacking cursorless firehose cursor postcursor precursor

has context

5 entries

computer science computing databases graphical user interface programming

is a

3 entries

imagery indicator symbolic representation

receives action

1 entries

moved around screen or document

related to

18 entries

caret courier current cursive cursor key cursory design pattern electronic display gui icon instrument iterator navigate pointer position recursive

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Translations

105 translations across 38 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

مُؤَشِّر noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)

Armenian

2 entries

նշորդ noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
նշորդ noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Belarusian

2 entries

курсо́р noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
курсо́р noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Bulgarian

2 entries

ку́рсор noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
стрелка́ noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)

Catalan

1 entries

cursor noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

光標 /光标 noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
指標 /指标 noun (database: reference to a row)
游標 /游标 noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
游標 /游标 noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Cornish

1 entries

resell noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Danish

4 entries

markør noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
markør noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
musepil noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
musepil noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Dutch

2 entries

cursor noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
muisaanwijzer noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Esperanto

4 entries

kursoro noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
kursoro noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
kursoro noun (database: reference to a row)
muskursoro noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Finnish

4 entries

iteraattori noun (programming: iterator pattern)
kohdistin noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
kohdistin noun (programming: iterator pattern)
kursori noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

French

2 entries

curseur noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
curseur noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Galician

1 entries

cursor noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)

German

4 entries

Cursor noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
Läufer noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
Mauszeiger noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
Schreibmarke noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Greek

4 entries

δείκτης noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
δείκτης noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
δρομέας noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
δρομέας noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Hebrew

2 entries

סַמָּן noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
סמן noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Hungarian

1 entries

kurzor noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Icelandic

4 entries

bendill noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
bendill noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
bendir noun (database: reference to a row)
músarbendill noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Italian

2 entries

cursore noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
puntatore noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Japanese

3 entries

カーソル noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
カーソル noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
カーソル noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Kazakh

1 entries

меңзер noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Korean

3 entries

커서 noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
커서 noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
커서 noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Lithuanian

1 entries

žymeklis noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)

Māori

2 entries

pehu noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
pehu noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Norman

1 entries

curseu noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

markør noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
markør noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

markør noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Polish

2 entries

kursor noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
kursor noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Portuguese

3 entries

cursor noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
cursor noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
ponteiro noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Romanian

2 entries

cursor noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
cursor noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Russian

4 entries

движо́к noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
каре́тка noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
курсо́р noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
курсо́р noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Slovene

3 entries

kazalnik noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
kurzor noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
kurzor noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Spanish

4 entries

cursor noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
cursor noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
cursor noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
cursor noun (database: reference to a row)

Swedish

4 entries

insättningspunkt noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
markör noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
muspekare noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
pekare noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Turkish

1 entries

imleç noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Ukrainian

2 entries

курсо́р noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
курсо́р noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)

Vietnamese

2 entries

con nháy noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
con trỏ noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)

Welsh

4 entries

cyrchwr noun (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
cyrchwr noun (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
cyrchydd noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
rhedell noun (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

To take the cursor to the next line or to execute a command or operation, press the return key.

Source: tatoeba (4689077)

Tom moved his cursor.

Source: tatoeba (7264662)

Mary moved her cursor.

Source: tatoeba (7382217)

He moved his cursor.

Source: tatoeba (7390057)

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