English

Etymology
From Latin cursor, (runner), from cursus, perfect passive participle of currere, (run), + -or agentive suffix. Ultimately from PIE.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)s�(r)|-��(r)s�(r)

Noun
cursor (plural cursors)

1. gui A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
2. gui 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.

Related terms
courier
current
cursive
cursory
recursive

Translations
Finnish: osoitin, kursori
Japanese: ���� (k�soru)
Polish: kursor
Spanish: cursor#Spanish|cursor

See also
electronic display
GUI
pointer

Latin

Noun
cursor, cursoris m

1. runner

Spanish

Noun
cursor

1. See english entry above.

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