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1. 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.
   • ▪ the transparent slide engraved with a hairline that is part of a slide rule and is used for marking a point on the rule while bringing a point on the central sliding portion up to it.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a runner or running messenger): from Latin, ‘runner’, from curs- (see cursive). cursor (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the late 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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