cursor
NounSynonyms:
pointer
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- (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 positionsSynonyms: pointer
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Cursor \Cur"sor\ (k?r"s?r), n. [L., a runner. See Cursitor.] Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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.
(1996-12-27)