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cursor

The correct spelling is cursor.

How to pronounce cursor

noun

IPA: /kɜɹsəɹ/

Say it like: Cur-sor

The correct spelling is cursor. A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position
  2. 2.A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device
  3. 3.An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place
  4. 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
  5. 5.A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly

verb

  1. 1.To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

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