cursors

Noun

cursor (plural cursors)

1. 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[…]1679, Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine; Joseph Moxon, The English globe being a stabil and immobil one, performing what the ordinary globes do, and much more, page 150
2. A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.

   Synonyms:

   pointer

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

   Synonyms:

   caret

4. A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
5. A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.

   Synonyms:

   iterator pattern

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