OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8785

cursor

/ˈkɜːsə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cursor
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
Besides, the Reader must know, if a Brazen graduated Semi-Circle were hung on the Poles here, with an erected moveable Pin, or Cursor on it, there would be no need of the Holes[…]i…
cursor • puntero
A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
cursor
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
cursor
A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
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