Cursor
noun
In computing, a cursor is a small, movable, blinking line or other marker on a computer screen that shows you where you can write text.
Move the cursor to the place where you want to start writing.
Often appears as...
- move the cursor
- position the cursor
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Technical
noun
In older computer systems, a cursor was a transparent slide that can be moved to help focus attention on specific parts of a writing, drawing, or other image being displayed.
The old drafting table has a cursor to help draw straight lines.
Often appears as...
- slide the cursor
- move the cursor
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Technical
noun
In ancient Rome, a cursor was a messenger.
In Roman times, a cursor would carry the message across the empire.
Often appears as...
- roman cursor
- cursor with message
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Academic
noun
In computing, a cursor is a small, movable, blinking line or other marker on a computer screen that shows you where you can write text.
Move the cursor to the place where you want to start writing.
Often appears as...
- move the cursor
- position the cursor
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In older computer systems, a cursor was a transparent slide that can be moved to help focus attention on specific parts of a writing, drawing, or other image being displayed.
The old drafting table has a cursor to help draw straight lines.
Often appears as...
- slide the cursor
- move the cursor
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In ancient Rome, a cursor was a messenger.
In Roman times, a cursor would carry the message across the empire.
Often appears as...
- roman cursor
- cursor with message
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cursor Position
A cursor on screens is an indicator for text insertion point and can be moved by keys or mouse.
I clicked at the end of the sentence to position the cursor there.
Pro Tip 2/3Blinking Behavior
The blinking of a cursor guides the user's eye to the active text point.
The blinking cursor showed me where to type my name on the form.
Pro Tip 3/3Editing Aid
The cursor allows precise text selection and navigation for editing purposes.
Use your arrow keys to move the cursor between letters and edit words.
Pro Tip 1/3Cursor Position
A cursor on screens is an indicator for text insertion point and can be moved by keys or mouse.
I clicked at the end of the sentence to position the cursor there.
Pro Tip 2/3Blinking Behavior
The blinking of a cursor guides the user's eye to the active text point.
The blinking cursor showed me where to type my name on the form.
Pro Tip 3/3Editing Aid
The cursor allows precise text selection and navigation for editing purposes.
Use your arrow keys to move the cursor between letters and edit words.
Pro Tip 1/3Cursor Position
A cursor on screens is an indicator for text insertion point and can be moved by keys or mouse.
I clicked at the end of the sentence to position the cursor there.
Pro Tip 2/3Blinking Behavior
The blinking of a cursor guides the user's eye to the active text point.
The blinking cursor showed me where to type my name on the form.
Pro Tip 3/3Editing Aid
The cursor allows precise text selection and navigation for editing purposes.
Use your arrow keys to move the cursor between letters and edit words.
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Toy tiles that talk to...
lot of the world around us so as a computer scientist inspired by this utility of our interactions with physical objects along with my adviser Patty and my collaborator Jeevan kallana thei I started to wonder what if when we use a computer instead of having this one mouse cursor that it was like a digital fingertip moving around a flat desktop what if we could reach in with
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Jonathan Harris: The...
The dots exhibit human qualities. They kind of have their own physics, and they swarm wildly around, kind of exploring the world of life. And then they also exhibit curiosity. You can see a few of them are swarming around the cursor right now. You can see some other ones are swarming around the bottom left corner of the screen
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James Lyne: Everyday...
but I've kind of slowed it down so you can actually see the attack occurring. Malware is very boring otherwise. So this is writing out the malicious code, and a few seconds later, on the left-hand side, you'll see the attacker's screen get some interesting new text. Now if I place the mouse cursor over it,
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Chad Jenkins: Robots...
location of a cursor on a screen he has limited ability to to use his thumb so he uses his thumb as a to press a button to do mouse clicks so when Henry saw that we actually have this AR Drone technology he could fly drones around through a web interface he said we got to try it and I said I want
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Miguel Nicolelis: A...
So every trajectory that you see of the cursor now, this is the exact first moment she got that. That's the exact first moment a brain intention was liberated from the physical domains of a body of a primate and could act outside, in that outside world, just by controlling an artificial device.
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Stories of Photographing...
And with that muscle, he moves a cursor over each letter of the alphabet on his laptop screen. He chooses a letter, builds a word, constructs a paragraph, and that's how he communicated those epic statements about space, time and humanity to us. At the end of the session, I said to him,
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What if we could look...
When we find one or a few of these cells with each patient, we can then do all kinds of fancy things. For example, we can connect the recording electrode to a cursor on a screen and have the patient move the cursor left or right just by thinking of things. This can help people
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Ultrasound surgery --...
in the middle where the cursor is and he presses this blue button called Sonic eight we called this instance of injecting the energy we call it sonication the only handwork the physician does here is moving a mouse this is the only device in aids in this
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National Geographic...
gonna tell us what it's like to be able to control something. So he's controlling that cursor with his thoughts. And this is actually the world's first art, I think. Neurally drawn circle. Oh, man, I can't put it into words. It just I used my brain
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Henry Evans and Chad...
It was then I realized that I could also use an aerial drone to expand the worlds of bedridden people through flight, giving a sense of movement and control that is incredible. Using a mouse cursor I control with my head,
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Toy tiles that talk to...
lot of the world around us so as a computer scientist inspired by this utility of our interactions with physical objects along with my adviser Patty and my collaborator Jeevan kallana thei I started to wonder what if when we use a computer instead of having this one mouse cursor that it was like a digital fingertip moving around a flat desktop what if we could reach in with
Video examples
Jonathan Harris: The...
The dots exhibit human qualities. They kind of have their own physics, and they swarm wildly around, kind of exploring the world of life. And then they also exhibit curiosity. You can see a few of them are swarming around the cursor right now. You can see some other ones are swarming around the bottom left corner of the screen
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James Lyne: Everyday...
but I've kind of slowed it down so you can actually see the attack occurring. Malware is very boring otherwise. So this is writing out the malicious code, and a few seconds later, on the left-hand side, you'll see the attacker's screen get some interesting new text. Now if I place the mouse cursor over it,
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Chad Jenkins: Robots...
location of a cursor on a screen he has limited ability to to use his thumb so he uses his thumb as a to press a button to do mouse clicks so when Henry saw that we actually have this AR Drone technology he could fly drones around through a web interface he said we got to try it and I said I want
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Miguel Nicolelis: A...
So every trajectory that you see of the cursor now, this is the exact first moment she got that. That's the exact first moment a brain intention was liberated from the physical domains of a body of a primate and could act outside, in that outside world, just by controlling an artificial device.
Video examples
Stories of Photographing...
And with that muscle, he moves a cursor over each letter of the alphabet on his laptop screen. He chooses a letter, builds a word, constructs a paragraph, and that's how he communicated those epic statements about space, time and humanity to us. At the end of the session, I said to him,
Video examples
What if we could look...
When we find one or a few of these cells with each patient, we can then do all kinds of fancy things. For example, we can connect the recording electrode to a cursor on a screen and have the patient move the cursor left or right just by thinking of things. This can help people
Video examples
Ultrasound surgery --...
in the middle where the cursor is and he presses this blue button called Sonic eight we called this instance of injecting the energy we call it sonication the only handwork the physician does here is moving a mouse this is the only device in aids in this
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National Geographic...
gonna tell us what it's like to be able to control something. So he's controlling that cursor with his thoughts. And this is actually the world's first art, I think. Neurally drawn circle. Oh, man, I can't put it into words. It just I used my brain
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Henry Evans and Chad...
It was then I realized that I could also use an aerial drone to expand the worlds of bedridden people through flight, giving a sense of movement and control that is incredible. Using a mouse cursor I control with my head,
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Graham Linehan
Irish Comedian
People are very confused about how to do things on a computer, but generally, if you hover your cursor over things, it will tell you what it is.
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
Even a very little girl can wield a slide rule, the cursor serving as a haft.
Quote examples
Graham Linehan
Irish Comedian
People are very confused about how to do things on a computer, but generally, if you hover your cursor over things, it will tell you what it is.
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
Even a very little girl can wield a slide rule, the cursor serving as a haft.
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