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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cursor \Cur"sor\ (k?r"s?r), n. [L., a runner. See {Cursitor}.] Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cursor n : (computer science) a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positions [syn: {pointer}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: cursor 1.A visually distinct mark on a display indicating where newly typed text will be inserted. The cursor moves as text is typed and in most modern editors, can be moved around within a document by the user to change the insertion point. 2. In {SQL}, a named control structure used by an {application program} to point to a row of data. The position of the {row} is within a {table} or {view}, and the cursor is used interactively so select rows from columns. (1996-12-27)
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