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Generally, it refers to the blinking cursor on your screen that tells you where text will appear when you hit a key on your keyboard.

"Insertion point", and variations on that phrase, also refer to several arcane methods in the programming of computers, especially when dealing with hooking (redirecting) functions and direct kernel object manipulation.

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