n. Computer Science.

A bright, usually blinking, movable indicator on a display, marking the position at which a character can be entered, corrected, or deleted.

[Middle English, runner, from Latin, from cursus, past participle of currere, to run.]

Symbol on a computer terminal that shows where on the screen the next character to be typed will appear. Cursors often appear as blinking dashes or rectangles.

is short for:

Cursor (Sun Cursor file)

IN BRIEF: A flashing signal on a computer screen.

The cursor on the screen tells you where you are able to write the next word.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - cursor, markør, skyder

Nederlands (Dutch)
cursor, doorzichtige schuif met streep (op rekenliniaal)

Français (French)
n. - curseur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Cursor, Schreibmarke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δρομέας λογαριθμικού κανόνα, (Η/Υ) δρομέας, φωτεινός δείκτης

Italiano (Italian)
cursore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cursor (m)

Русский (Russian)
курсор

Español (Spanish)
n. - cursor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - markör

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
指针, 游标

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 指標, 游標

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 활자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - カーソル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مؤشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נתב (על מרקע המחשב), סמן‬

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