cursor

Meanings

Plural: cursors

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
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.

Verb

To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Synonyms

caret, iterator pattern, pointer

Scrabble Score: 8

cursor is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cursor is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cursor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

cursor is a valid Words With Friends word