Definition of "cursor" []

• Computer Science A bright, usually blinking, movable indicator on a display, marking the position at which a character can be entered, corrected, or deleted. (noun)

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• "Each section of the chart displays the name of the service when the mouse cursor is placed over it, and if you click the section it redirects you to your publicly available presence on that service."
• "I use a program called HotSpot, which disables the screensaver while the mouse cursor is in the (configurable) upper right corner of the screen."
• "A plain cursor, the classic white arrow, appeared on the screen."