cursor

Plural: cursors

Noun

A movable indicator on a computer display, showing input position.
(computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.

Verb

To navigate by means of the cursor keys.

Examples

Moving the CURSOR around the Words With Friends board, he tried to visualize all possible plays.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Synonyms

pointer, caret, iterator pattern

Scrabble Score: 8

cursor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cursor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cursor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

cursor: valid Words With Friends Word