On a computer screen, the cursor is a small shape that indicates where anything that is typed by the user will appear.
[computing]
cursor in British English
(ˈkɜːsə)
noun
1.
the sliding part of a measuring instrument, esp a transparent sliding square on a slide rule
2.
any of various means, typically a flashing bar or underline, of identifying a particular position on a computer screen, such as the insertion point for text
cursor in American English
(ˈkɜrsər)
noun
a movable indicator light on a computer video screen, that marks the current position at which a character may be entered, changed, etc.
Word origin
L, runner < cursus: see course
Examples of 'cursor' in a sentence
cursor
`Set the cursor on the return like I showed you before and give me a heading," Allen said.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2002)
Another key-stroke superimposed a grid matrix on the screen, and with a cursor he began to take measurements.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION (2002)
`With the bearing cursor on top of the return, 307 appears in the upper right window.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2002)
The search engine seemed to run for an eternity, the cursor turning into a ticking clock icon that stared out at him like a miniature eye.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz DO NO HARM (2002)
In other languages
cursor
British English: cursor /ˈkɜːsə/ NOUN
On a computer screen, the cursor is a small, movable shape which indicates where anything typed by the user will appear.