cursor
Mouse-controlled indicator
A cursor is a movable indicator on a computer screen showing where the next action will occur—where typed text will appear, or where a click will land.
The blinking vertical line in a text field is a cursor; so is the arrow you move with a mouse.
The word originally meant a sliding part on a measuring instrument, from Latin for "runner."
Pointed shaft for shooting
- clickBrief sharp noise
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- dragResistance through fluid
trackpad · touchscreen · hand · crosshair · I-beam · pointing · gesture · move
Rapid lid movement
- flashBrief burst of light
- pulseArterial blood throb
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
insertion point · caret · typing indicator · underscore · visible · hidden · steady · intermittent
Position in space
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- pointExact location or meaning
- x-axisGraph's horizontal reference line
y-axis · pixel · alignment · offset · origin · anchor · home position · tracking
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
drag · trackpad · touchscreen · hand · crosshair · I-beam · pointing · gesture · move · track
blink
Rapid lid movement
beat · insertion point · caret · typing indicator · underscore · visible · hidden · steady · intermittent
location
Position in space
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- pointExact location or meaning
x-axis · y-axis · pixel · alignment · offset · origin · anchor · home position · tracking · precision
GUI
Visual computer interface
menu · toolbar · dropdown · scroll · input · control · navigate · user interface · operating system · mouse pointer
record
Preserved account or achievement
fetch · iterate · traverse · SQL · database · scrollable · read · next · previous · open
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- Digital Techinternet, computer, software, hardware, email
- word processingword processor, WordPerfect, text editor, Microsoft Word, copy
- input devicesmouse, keyboard, trackball, trackpad, joystick
- navigation iconscompass rose, arrow, location pin, map pin, home icon
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
- curse wordsTaboo expletives
- curse itFrustrated exclamation
- a blessing and a curseSomething with dual nature
- curse like a sailorUse abundant profanity
- curse outAttack with profanity
- cursor keysDirectional input buttons
curse, cursed, curses, cursing, precursor, excursion, cursory, incursion, discursive