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Meaning of cursor key

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cursor

Pronunciation:/kɜɹsəɹ/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device

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

    Synonyms:the 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

verb

Definitions

  1. To navigate by means of the cursor keys.