ALL meanings of cursor
cur·sor
C c - countable noun cursor On a computer screen, the cursor is a small shape that indicates where anything that is typed by the user will appear. 3
- noun cursor the sliding part of a measuring instrument, esp a transparent sliding square on a slide rule 3
- noun cursor any of various means, typically a flashing bar or underline, of identifying a particular position on a computer screen, such as the insertion point for text 3
- noun cursor a movable indicator light on a computer video screen, that marks the current position at which a character may be entered, changed, etc. 3
- noun Technical meaning of 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 used by an application program to point to a row of data. The position of the row is within a table or view, and the cursor is used interactively so select rows from columns. 1
- noun cursor Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed. 1
- noun cursor a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any point on a scale. 1
- noun cursor A movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user, for example showing where typed text will be inserted. 1
- noun cursor computing: indicator 1
- noun cursor (graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device. 0
- noun cursor (graphical user interface) 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". 0
- noun cursor (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. 0
- noun cursor (programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly, also known as the iterator pattern. 0
- verb cursor (Intransitive Verb) (computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys. 0
- noun cursor A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position. 0