CURSORS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Cursor

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (denoting a runner or running messenger): from Latin, ‘runner’, from curs- (see cursive). cursor (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the late 16th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkəːsə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user.

Short Definition:

movable indicator on computer screen identifying point

Definition:

the transparent slide engraved with a hairline that is part of a slide rule and is used for marking a point on the rule while bringing a point on the central sliding portion up to it.

Short Definition:

transparent slide engraved with hairline that is part of slide rule

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