CURSOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cursor mean? 

• CURSOR (noun)
  The noun CURSOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CURSOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURSOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cursor; pointer

Hypernyms ("cursor" is a kind of...):

indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)