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noun (plural cursors)
  1. A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
  2. 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".
  3. (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.
Translations: 
  • Spanish: cursor
    1. Spanish, cursor
Etymology: From Latin cursor, (runner), from cursus, perfect passive participle of currere, (run), + -or agentive suffix. Ultimately from PIE.


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