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cursor

Part of a computer UI that indicates the position (textual or graphical) that operations will affect

EntityQ107602

Also known as caret · insertion point

Subclass of: symbol
, graphical user interface element
Part of: user interface
, graphical user interface
, text-based user interface

Overview

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In human–computer interaction, a cursor is an indicator used to show the current position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input, such as a text cursor or a mouse pointer.

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21 statements · 19% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Started: June 1962 latest date: June 1962
Discovered by: Ivan Sutherland
Different from: mouse cursor
database cursor

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12 identifiers linking cursor across the web's reference databases

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19%

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AIDB. (2026). cursor (Q107602). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/cursor-Q107602