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1. (n.) cursor
a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol used to indicate where data (as text, commands, etc.) may be input on a computer screen.
2. cursor
a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any point on a scale.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L: a runner, racer =cur(rere) to run +-sor, for -tor -tor ; cf. course)
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1. (noun) cursor, pointer
(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
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1. (noun) cursor
a line on a computer screen that shows where you are working
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1. (noun) cursor
any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part
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