cursor — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

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

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   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[…]

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

   Synonyme

   pointer

3. An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

   Synonyme

   caret

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

5. A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.

   Synonyme

   iterator pattern

Verb

1. To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

   Verwandte Wörter

   electronic displayGUIpointer

   Beispiele

   The only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through file lists.

Substantiv

1. (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

   Synonyme

   pointer

   Oberbegriffe

   indicator