cursor.
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
Meaning & usage
A part of any of several scientific or measuring 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.
A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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