cursor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.

   Besides, the Reader must know, if a Brazen graduated Semi-Circle were hung on the Poles here, with an erected moveable Pin, or Cursor on it, there would be no need of the Holes[…]in each Parallel of the Globe, for the true Composing of it[…]

2. 2
   verb

   To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

   The only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through file lists.

3. 3
   noun

   (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display

4. 4
   noun

   A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.

5. 5
   noun

   An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

6. 6
   noun

   A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.

7. 7
   noun

   A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.