CURSOR

cursor, pointer

(noun) (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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cursor (plural cursors)

a part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position

(graphical user interface) a moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device

(graphical user interface) an indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place

Synonym: the caret

(databases) a reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it

(programming) a design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly

Synonym: the iterator pattern

Verb

cursor (third-person singular simple present cursors, present participle cursoring, simple past and past participle cursored)

(intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cur"sor (kr"sr), n. Etym: [L., a runner. See Cursitor.]

Definition: Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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