Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cursor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cursor \Cur"sor\ (k?r"s?r), n. [L., a runner. See {Cursitor}.]
Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides
backward and forward upon another part.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cursor
n : (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of
light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor
allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
[syn: {pointer}]
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