Cursor

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  cursor
       
          1.  A visually distinct mark on a display indicating
          where newly typed text will be inserted.  The cursor moves as
          text is typed and, in most modern editors, can be moved around
          within a document by the user to change the insertion point.
       
          2.  In {SQL}, a named control structure used by an
          {application program} to point to a row of data.  The position
          of the {row} is within a {table} or {view}, and the cursor is
          used interactively so select rows from columns.
       
          (1996-12-27)