: a movable item used to mark a position: such as
a
: a transparent slide with a line attached to a slide rule
b
: a visual cue (such as a flashing vertical line) on a video display that indicates position (as for data entry)
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The Wall Street Journal first reported on the malfunction that caused a reduction in bits-per-second, a measure of the speed and accuracy of the patient's ability to control a computer cursor by thinking.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Neuralink’s goal is to enable individuals with paralysis to use a cursor or keyboard with just their thoughts.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Neuralink’s goal is to enable individuals with paralysis to use a cursor or keyboard with just their thoughts.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cursor
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“Cursor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cursor. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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cursor
noun
cur·sor
ˈkər-sər 
: a mark (as a bright blinking spot) on a computer display screen that shows the place where the user is working
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