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Definition of cursor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cursor

noun

/ˈkɜːsə(r)/

/ˈkɜːrsər/

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a small mark on a computer screen that can be moved and that shows the position on the screen where, for example, text will be added
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mouse
verb + cursor
- insert
- move
- place
- …
cursor + noun
- key
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Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a runner or running messenger): from Latin, ‘runner’, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere.

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