cursor
[ kur-ser ]
/ ˈkɜr sər /
noun
Digital Technology.
a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any point on a scale.
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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