From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcursorcur‧sor /ˈkɜːsə $ ˈkɜːrsər/ ●●○ noun [countable] TDa mark that can be moved around a computer screen to show where you are working
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cursor• All other text editing and file commands are made with an active cursor in the Command Area.• These people supposedly cherished cursor keys and took deep offense at their absence on Macintosh.• These movements are directly converted to movements of the screen cursor, or pointer as it is ten called.• So to search the entire document, first move the cursor to either its start or end.• To check how much a paragraph is inset move the cursor into that paragraph and look at the ruler line.• Press Enter twice to place the cursor on the Type of Forms option. 7.• Place the cursor at the start of the first row, on the S in Stanley C.. Arkin. 2.• Make sure that your cursor is in the sum column of the answer table, and choose the option Image Graph Viewgraph.From Longman Business Dictionarycursorcur‧sor /ˈkɜːsəˈkɜːrsər/ noun [countable] COMPUTINGa small mark or light that can be moved around a computer screen to show where you are workingMove the cursor onto the character you want to remove.Origin cursor (1900-2000) cursor “messenger, sliding pointer on a scientific instrument” ((16-20 centuries)), from Latin, “runner”, from currere; → CURRENT1 