cursor

(kʉr′sər)

noun

a movable indicator light on a computer video screen, that marks the current position at which a character may be entered, changed, etc.

Origin: L, runner < cursus: see course

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cur·sor

noun
Computer Science

A bright, usually blinking, movable indicator on a display, marking the position at which a character can be entered, corrected, or deleted.

Origin: Middle English, runner, from Latin, from cursus, past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.

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