cursor
n. countablen. the small moving icon on your computer screen that shows where you are working. You move it with a mouse or a touchpad to click on things. In computing, a cursor is also a flashing line or block that shows where the next character you type will appear on the screen.
n. a movable indicator on a computer display used to select objects or text. It typically changes shape depending on the context, such as becoming a hand icon over a link. In computing and word processing, a cursor refers specifically to the insertion point indicator, distinct from the mouse pointer, which marks where text input will occur.
Move the cursor to the top of the screen to close the window.
If the cursor stops moving when you move the mouse, your computer might be frozen.
The software allows users to customize the cursor's appearance, making it larger or more colorful to improve visibility for those with visual impairments.
Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Commonly used with verbs like 'move', 'hover', or 'click'.
- Nouncursor
- Nounprecursor