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Cursor

/kɜɹsəɹ/

A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position

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📖 Definitions of "Cursor"

noun

1
A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position
2
A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device
3
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place
4
A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it

verb

1
To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cursor"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pointernoun	Anything that points or is used for pointing.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cursor"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
pointernoun	Anything that points or is used for pointing.
updatable	(computing) That can be updated.
poisenoun	Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
declareverb	(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
travellernoun	One who travels, especially to distant lands.
precursornoun	That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
pointingnoun	The action of the verb to point.
hovernoun	An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
arrownoun	A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
mousenoun	Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
indicatornoun	A pointer or index that indicates something.
insertion point	—
i-beamnoun	(engineering) A beam with cross-section shaped like a capital letter I (with serifs top and bottom), used in construction.
mouse pointernoun	(computing) the cursor
caretnoun	A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
locatornoun	One who, or that which, locates.
indexnoun	An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
positionernoun	Any mechanical device used to position something.
crosshairnoun	Reticle.
reticlenoun	A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.