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cur·sor
/ˈkərsər/noun
- 1. a movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user, for example showing where typed text will be inserted.
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Cursor (user interface) A blinking text cursor while typing the word " Wikipedia". In human–computer interaction, a cursor is an indicator used to show the current position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input.
Cursor Main article: Cursor (user interface) A cursor is an indicator used to show the position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device.
In computer science, a database cursor is a mechanism that enables traversal over the records in a database. Cursors facilitate subsequent processing in conjunction with the traversal, such as retrieval, addition and removal of database records.
A cursor (also called a puck) is similar to a mouse, except that it has a window with cross hairs for pinpoint placement, and it can have as many as 16 buttons. A pen (also called a stylus) looks like a simple ballpoint pen but uses an electronic head instead of ink.
A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) [nb 1] is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer (called a cursor) on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface of a computer .
Cursor may refer to: Cursor (user interface), an indicator used to show the current position for user interaction on a computer monitor or other display device; Cursor (databases), a control structure that enables traversal over the records in a database
In computing, caret navigation (or caret browsing) is a kind of keyboard navigation where a caret (also known as a ‘text cursor’, ‘text insertion cursor’, or ‘text selection cursor’) is used to navigate within a text document.
Precursor (chemistry) In chemistry, a precursor is a compound that participates in a chemical reaction that produces another compound. In biochemistry, the term "precursor" often refers more specifically to a chemical compound preceding another in a metabolic pathway, such as a protein precursor .
Optical mouse. A Microsoft wireless optical mouse. An optical mouse is a computer mouse which uses a miniature camera and digital image processing to detect movement relative to a surface. Variations of the optical mouse have largely replaced the older mechanical mouse and its need for frequent cleaning. The earliest optical mice detected ...
Mouse tracking (also known as cursor tracking) is the use of software to collect users' mouse cursor positions on the computer. This goal is to automatically gather richer information about what people are doing, typically to improve the design of an interface.