noun, verb — 6 senses
AU, UK /ˈkɜːsə/ · CA, US /ˈkɜɹsəɹ/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
Etymology Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
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