CURSOR

Cursor

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, such as in caret browsing. The mouse cursor may be referred to as a pointer, owing to its arrow shape on some systems.

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cursor

Noun

  1. A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position
  2. A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
  3. An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also referred to as "the caret".
  4. A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
  5. A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly, also known as the iterator pattern.

Verb

  1. To navigate by means of the cursor keys.


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