noun. A movable indicator on a display, marking a position where typed characters will appear or where an option can be selected.

noun. Any part of a mathematical instrument that slides backward and forward upon another part, as the piece in an equinoctial ring-dial that slides to the day of the month, or the point that slides along a beam-compass, etc.

noun. In medieval universities, a bachelor of theology appointed to assist a master by reading to the class the text of the sentences, with explanations of the meaning, sentence by sentence. See bachelor, 2.

noun. Same as Cursorius.

noun. Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part.

noun. A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position

noun. A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.

noun. An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also referred to as "the caret".

noun. A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.

noun. A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly, also known as the iterator pattern.

verb. To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

noun. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions

GUI  electronic display  pointer  radial cursor  

courier  current  cursive  cursory  recursive  

indicator  

mercer  precursor  purser  reverser  verser  

directional  pointer  renderer  shortcut