cursor
/ˈkɜːsə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A part of any of several scientific or measuring 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.
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.
Example Sentences
- "Besides, the Reader must know, if a Brazen graduated Semi-Circle were hung on the Poles here, with an erected moveable Pin, or Cursor on it, there would be no need of the Holes[…]in each Parallel of the Globe, for the true Composing of it[…]"
- "The only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through file lists."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱers-, cursor, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɜːsə/
- British English: /ˈkɜːsə/
Usage
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Derived Forms
Phrases
firehose cursor
electronic display