English Dictionary: cursor | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for cursor | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
cursor 1. 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. {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) |