cursor

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cursor, from currō + -or.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /kɜɹsəɹ/, [ˈkʰɜ˞sə˞]
• (RP) IPA: /kɜːsə/, [ˈkʰɜːsə]

Noun

cursor (plural cursors)

1. A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
2. (GUI) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
3. (computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and sometimes called a caret, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
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: iterator pattern

Translations

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

Translations

• French: curseur
• German: Mauszeiger
• Portuguese: cursor, ponteiro
• Russian: курсо́р
• Spanish: cursor, puntero

Translations

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

Translations

• Russian: курсо́р
• Spanish: cursor

Translations

• Russian: курсо́р

Verb

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

1. (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

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