cursor

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /kɜɹsəɹ/, [ˈkʰɜ˞ sə˞]
• (RP) IPA: /kɜɹsəɹ/, [ˈkʰɜː sə]

Noun

cursor (plural cursors)

1. a part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position
2. (graphical user interface) a moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device
3. (graphical user interface) an indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place

   Synonyms: the caret

4. (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
5. (programming) a design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly

   Synonyms: the iterator pattern

Translations

• French: curseur
• German: Cursor, Läufer
• Portuguese: cursor
• Russian: курсо́р
• Spanish: cursor

Translations

• French: curseur
• German: Mauszeiger
• Portuguese: cursor
• Russian: курсо́р
• Spanish: cursor

Translations

• German: Schreibmarke
• Italian: puntatore, cursore
• Russian: курсо́р

Translations

• Russian: курсо́р

Translations

• Russian: курсо́р

Verb

cursor (cursors, present participle cursoring; past and past participle cursored)

1. (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
   • 1990, InfoWorld (volume 12, number 22, 28 May 1990)

     The only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through file lists.

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