Look up: cursor

1. cursor
   1. (hardware) A visually distinct mark on a display indicating where newly typed text will be inserted. The cursor moves as text is typed and, in most modern editors, can be moved around within a document by the user to change the insertion point. 2. (database) In SQL, a named control structure use...
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2. cursor
   Latin, meaning: runner, carrier, messenger.
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3. cursor
   [n] - (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display
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4. Cursor
   A 'you-are-here' indicator. Some of the forms it can take :- A marker showing where the next character typed will appear. May be an underline symbol, vertical bar, or flashing character cell. See also Caret. A Crosshair, centre 'target' or other exact position indicator used to locate position in graphics programs.
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5. Cursor
   A visual indicator showing the position of the next entry.
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6. Cursor
   A bright figure used as a pointer on a computer screen.
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7. cursor
   a movable,visible mark used to indicate the position at which the next operation will occur on a display surface Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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8. Cursor
   A location marker or pointer on the monitor.
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9. cursor
   A marker on a monitor screen that indicates the current display position or where the next typed character will appear. The marker may be a block, underscore, or pointer (blinking or not blinking). See insertion point.
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10. Cursor
    Cur'sor noun [ Latin , a runner. See Cursitor .] Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part.
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11. cursor
    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
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12. Cursor
    • (n.) Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part.
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13. Cursor
    A visible marker on the screen which indicates where on the screen a user may be interacting with the program.
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14. Cursor
    A visible marker on the screen which indicates where on the screen a user may be interacting with the program.
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15. CURSOR
    A blinking symbol on the screen that shows where data may be entered next.
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16. Cursor
    A steadily-blinking, vertical line marking where the next character will be inserted in a document.
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17. cursor
    On a computer screen, the symbol that indicates the current entry position (where the next character will appear)
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18. Cursor
    A `cursor` is a moving placement or pointer that indicates a position. English-speakers have used the term with this meaning since the 16th century, for a wide variety of movable or mobile position-markers. The literal meaning of the original Latin word cursor expresses the idea of someone or...
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19. Cursor
    (computers) In computing, a `cursor` is an indicator used to show the position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device. The flashing text cursor may be referred to as a caret in some cases. The mouse cursor may be re...
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20. Cursor
    (databases) In computer science and technology, a database `cursor` is a control structure that enables traversal over the records in a database. Cursors facilitate subsequent processing in conjunction with the traversal, such as retrieval, addition and removal of database records. The databa...
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21. Cursor
    (magazine) `CURSOR - Programs for PET Computers` was the name of an early computer-based "magazine" that was distributed on cassette from 1978 and into the early 1980s. Each issue, consisting of the cassette itself and a short newsletter including a table of contents, contain...
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