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cursor

noun
/ˈkɜːsə/UK/ˈkɜɹsəɹ/CA

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

  1. borrowed from cursor — “runner”

Definitions

  1. A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to…

    A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.

  2. A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the…

    A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.

  3. An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other…

    An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved…

      A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.

    2. A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated…

      A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.

    3. To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

      • 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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Derived

cursorjacking, cursorless, firehose cursor, postcursor, precursor

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cursor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA