cursor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɜɹsəɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈkʰɝsɚ] (Canada, General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈkʰɜːsə] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɜːsə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Meanings
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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[…]in each Parallel of the Globe, for the true Composing of it[…]
1679, Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine; Joseph Moxon, The English globe being a stabil and immobil one, performing what the ordinary globes do, and much more, page 150:
- A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
- An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
- A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cursour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cursorless · cursorjacking · firehose cursor · postcursor · precursor
Relateds
cursive · cursory · courier · recursive · current
Synonyms
pointer · caret · iterator pattern
Translations (105)
ja カーソル (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · hu kurzor (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · pl kursor (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · is músarbendill (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · eo kursoro (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · he סמן (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · mi pehu (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ru указа́тель (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · cy cyrchydd (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · ru курсо́р (database: reference to a row) · sl kurzor (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · pt cursor (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · fi iteraattori (programming: iterator pattern) · gl cursor (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · da markør (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · el δρομέας (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · cy cyrchwr (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · nn markør (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · nb markør (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · eo kursoro (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · cmn 游標 /游标 (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · eo muskursoro (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ca cursor (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · da musepil (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ru стре́лка (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · it puntatore (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · be курсо́р (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ru движо́к (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · is músarbendill (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · da pil (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · de Mauszeiger (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · kw resell (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · cmn 遊標 /游标 or 游標 /游标 (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · sv muspekare (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · cmn 光標 /光标 (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · el κέρσορας (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · sv insättningspunkt (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · lt žymeklis (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · fi osoitin (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · fi kursori (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · tr imleç (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · be курсо́р (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · pt ponteiro (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · fi osoitin (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · ru курсо́р (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · fi kohdistin (programming: iterator pattern) · cy cyrchwr (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · pt cursor (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · kk меңзер (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · ar مُؤَشِّر (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · fr curseur (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · vi con trỏ (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · sl kazalnik (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · es cursor (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ko 커서 (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · hy նշորդ (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · ru каре́тка (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · eo kursoro (database: reference to a row) · ja カーソル (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · de Cursor (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · fi kohdistin (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · ru курсо́р (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · es cursor (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · pl kursor (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · nrf curseu (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · da markør (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ja カーソル (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · sv pekare (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · is bendir (database: reference to a row) · bg стрелка́ (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · is bendill (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · he סַמָּן (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · mi pehu (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · bg ку́рсор (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · nl cursor (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · de Läufer (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · es puntero (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · cmn 游標 /游标 (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · cy rhedell (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · ko 커서 (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · it cursore (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · is bendill (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · da pil (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · fr curseur (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · el δείκτης (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · nl muisaanwijzer (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · el δρομέας (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · es cursor (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · ru курсо́р (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ro cursor (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · hy նշորդ (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · el δείκτης (part of scientific instruments that indicates position) · ru курсо́р (programming: iterator pattern) · ro cursor (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · sl kurzor (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · nb markør (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · da musepil (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · uk курсо́р (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · ko 커서 (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) · de Schreibmarke (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · uk курсо́р (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · vi con nháy (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · cmn 指標 /指标 (database: reference to a row) · sv markör (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) · es cursor (database: reference to a row)