cursor

[ kur-ser ]

/ ˈkɜr sər /

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noun

Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, marker that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is possible.

a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any point on a scale.

Origin of cursor

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English in the earlier sense “runner, courier,” from Latin: literally, “runner, runner in a race, messenger, footman,” equivalent to cur(rere) “to run” + -sor, variant of -tor; def. 2 was first recorded in 1590–1600 and def. 1 in 1965–70; see origin at course,-tor

Words nearby cursor

curse, cursed, curses, curse word, cursive, cursor, cursorial, cursory, curst, curt, curtail

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Example sentences from the Web for cursor

Dora is seen getting dressed as a mermaid by a cursor being manned by some omniscient game player.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Hover over an area with your cursor to see the distance between where you are and the nearest clinic.
Interactive: The Geography of Abortion Access|Michael Keller, Allison Yarrow|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Do a video search and you instantly get a giant page of thumbnails—roll the cursor over one and it starts playing right there.
How Google Trained Your Brain|Douglas Rushkoff|June 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Cursor, having animated his men with these observations, led them on to battle.
The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six|Titus Livius

Hover the cursor over the underscored text to see the nature of the correction.
Shelley and the Marriage Question|John Todhunter
The original text appears when hovering the cursor over the marked text.
Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them|Cora Moore
The original spelling appears when hovering the cursor over the marked text.
The Mandarin's Fan|Fergus Hume
Hover the cursor over the underlined text to see a pop-up Transcriber's Note.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)|James Dennistoun

British Dictionary definitions for cursor

cursor

/ (ˈkɜːsə) /

noun

the sliding part of a measuring instrument, esp a transparent sliding square on a slide rule

any of various means, typically a flashing bar or underline, of identifying a particular position on a computer screen, such as the insertion point for text

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单词	cursor
释义	cursor [ kur-ser ] / ˈkɜr sər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cursor ON THESAURUS.COM noun Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, marker that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is possible. a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any point on a scale. Origin of cursor First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English in the earlier sense “runner, courier,” from Latin: literally, “runner, runner in a race, messenger, footman,” equivalent to cur(rere) “to run” + -sor, variant of -tor; def. 2 was first recorded in 1590–1600 and def. 1 in 1965–70; see origin at course,-tor Words nearby cursor curse, cursed, curses, curse word, cursive, cursor, cursorial, cursory, curst, curt, curtail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cursor Dora is seen getting dressed as a mermaid by a cursor being manned by some omniscient game player. Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking\|M.L. Nestel\|January 8, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Hover over an area with your cursor to see the distance between where you are and the nearest clinic. Interactive: The Geography of Abortion Access\|Michael Keller, Allison Yarrow\|January 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Do a video search and you instantly get a giant page of thumbnails—roll the cursor over one and it starts playing right there. How Google Trained Your Brain\|Douglas Rushkoff\|June 3, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Cursor, having animated his men with these observations, led them on to battle. The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six\|Titus Livius Hover the cursor over the underscored text to see the nature of the correction. Shelley and the Marriage Question\|John Todhunter The original text appears when hovering the cursor over the marked text. Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them\|Cora Moore The original spelling appears when hovering the cursor over the marked text. The Mandarin's Fan\|Fergus Hume Hover the cursor over the underlined text to see a pop-up Transcriber's Note. Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)\|James Dennistoun British Dictionary definitions for cursor cursor / (ˈkɜːsə) / noun the sliding part of a measuring instrument, esp a transparent sliding square on a slide rule any of various means, typically a flashing bar or underline, of identifying a particular position on a computer screen, such as the insertion point for text Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cursor missile, projectile, dart, shaft, indicator, pointer, bolt
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cursor

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