"cursor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɜɹsəɹ/ [General-American], [ˈkʰɜ˞sə˞] [General-American], /kɜːsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈkʰɜːsə] [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cursor.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cursors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱers-}}, {{bor|en|la|cursor|t=runner}} Latin cursor (“runner”), {{m|la|currō|t=run}} currō (“run”), {{m|la|-or|pos=agentive suffix}} -or (agentive suffix), {{der|en|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{en-noun}} cursor (plural cursors)
  1. A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position. Translations (part of scientific instruments that indicates position): مُؤَشِّر (muʔaššir) [masculine] (Arabic), стрелка́ (strelká) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 遊標 (Chinese Mandarin), 游标 or 游標 (yóubiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 游标 (yóubiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 光標 (Chinese Mandarin), 光标 (guāngbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), osoitin (Finnish), curseur [masculine] (French), cursor [masculine] (Galician), Cursor [masculine] (German), Läufer [masculine] (German), δείκτης (deíktis) [masculine] (Greek), カーソル (kāsoru) (Japanese), 커서 (keoseo) (Korean), žymeklis (Lithuanian), pehu (Maori), curseu [masculine] (Norman), markør [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), cursor [masculine] (Portuguese), cursor [neuter] (Romanian), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Russian), стре́лка (strélka) [feminine] (Russian), указа́тель (ukazátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), движо́к (dvižók) (english: on the scale) [masculine] (Russian), cursor [masculine] (Spanish), cyrchydd [masculine] (Welsh), rhedell [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cursor-en-noun-Sd4k4bUI Disambiguation of 'part of scientific instruments that indicates position': 59 19 7 4 11
  2. (graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface Translations (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device): նշորդ (nšord) (Armenian), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Belarusian), ку́рсор (kúrsor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cursor [masculine] (Catalan), 游標 (Chinese Mandarin), 游标 (yóubiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), resell [feminine] (Cornish), musepil [common-gender] (Danish), pil [common-gender] (Danish), markør [common-gender] (Danish), muisaanwijzer [masculine] (Dutch), cursor [masculine] (Dutch), kursoro [singular] (Esperanto), muskursoro [singular] (Esperanto), osoitin (Finnish), curseur [masculine] (French), Mauszeiger [masculine] (German), δρομέας (droméas) [masculine] (Greek), κέρσορας (kérsoras) [masculine] (Greek), סמן (samán) [masculine] (Hebrew), kurzor (Hungarian), bendill [masculine] (Icelandic), músarbendill (english: mouse cursor) [masculine] (Icelandic), カーソル (kāsoru) (Japanese), 커서 (keoseo) (Korean), pehu (Maori), kursor [masculine] (Polish), cursor [masculine] (Portuguese), ponteiro [masculine] (Portuguese), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Russian), kazalnik [masculine] (Slovene), kurzor [masculine] (Slovene), cursor [masculine] (Spanish), puntero [masculine] (Spanish), muspekare [common-gender] (Swedish), pekare [common-gender] (Swedish), imleç (Turkish), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Ukrainian), con trỏ (Vietnamese), cyrchwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cursor-en-noun-O0kcGbHs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 32 8 6 20 21 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device': 6 62 8 7 15
  3. (computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and sometimes called a caret, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place): նշորդ (nšord) (Armenian), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Belarusian), 游標 (Chinese Mandarin), 游标 (yóubiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), musepil [common-gender] (Danish), pil [common-gender] (Danish), markør [common-gender] (Danish), kursoro [singular] (Esperanto), kohdistin (Finnish), kursori (Finnish), Schreibmarke [feminine] (German), δρομέας (droméas) [masculine] (Greek), δείκτης (deíktis) [masculine] (Greek), סַמָּן (samán) [masculine] (Hebrew), bendill [masculine] (Icelandic), músarbendill (english: mouse cursor) [masculine] (Icelandic), puntatore [masculine] (Italian), cursore [masculine] (Italian), 커서 (keoseo) (Korean), markør [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), markør [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kursor [masculine] (Polish), cursor [neuter] (Romanian), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Russian), каре́тка (karétka) [feminine] (Russian), kurzor [masculine] (Slovene), cursor [masculine] (Spanish), markör [common-gender] (Swedish), insättningspunkt [common-gender] (Swedish), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Ukrainian), con nháy (Vietnamese), cyrchwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cursor-en-noun-Ri9xOXGN Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place': 4 13 68 7 9
  4. (databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it. Categories (topical): Databases Translations (database: reference to a row): 指標 (Chinese Mandarin), 指标 (zhǐbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), kursoro [singular] (Esperanto), bendir [masculine] (Icelandic), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Russian), cursor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cursor-en-noun-VarZxl22 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'database: reference to a row': 3 23 12 47 14
  5. (programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: iterator pattern
    Sense id: en-cursor-en-noun-YpdIwrhB Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cursour [obsolete] Derived forms: firehose cursor Related terms: courier, current, cursive, cursory, recursive Translations (programming: iterator pattern): kohdistin (Finnish), iteraattori (Finnish), курсо́р (kursór) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'programming: iterator pattern': 8 33 12 10 36

Verb

IPA: /kɜɹsəɹ/ [General-American], [ˈkʰɜ˞sə˞] [General-American], /kɜːsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈkʰɜːsə] [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cursor.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cursors [present, singular, third-person], cursoring [participle, present], cursored [participle, past], cursored [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱers-}}, {{bor|en|la|cursor|t=runner}} Latin cursor (“runner”), {{m|la|currō|t=run}} currō (“run”), {{m|la|-or|pos=agentive suffix}} -or (agentive suffix), {{der|en|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{en-verb}} cursor (third-person singular simple present cursors, present participle cursoring, simple past and past participle cursored)
  1. (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: electronic display, GUI, pointer
    Sense id: en-cursor-en-verb-UuAOtsic Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cursour [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cursor meaning in English (29.5kB)

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          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "6 62 8 7 15",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pil"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 62 8 7 15",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "markør"
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        {
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "muisaanwijzer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 62 8 7 15",
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "6 62 8 7 15",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
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      "roman": "droméas",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δρομέας"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kérsoras",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "κέρσορας"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "samán",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "סמן"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "note": "מצביע m (matsbía, literally “pointer”)",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "note": "עכבר m (akhbár, literally “mouse”)",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "note": "סמן עכבר m (saman akhbár, literally “mouse-cursor”)",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "word": "kurzor"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "bendill"
    },
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      "code": "is",
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      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "músarbendill"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kāsoru",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "word": "カーソル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "keoseo",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "word": "커서"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "word": "pehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ponteiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kursór",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "курсо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kazalnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kurzor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "puntero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "muspekare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pekare"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "འོད་རྟགས ('od rtags, literally “light-sign”) (specifically arrow-shaped cursors)",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "མདའ (mda', literally “arrow”) (specific to arrow-shaped cursors)",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "word": "imleç"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kursór",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "курсо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "word": "con trỏ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cyrchwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nšord",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "word": "նշորդ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kursór",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "курсо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "word": "游標"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yóubiāo",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "word": "游标"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "musepil"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pil"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "markør"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "kursoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "word": "kohdistin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "word": "kursori"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schreibmarke"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "droméas",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δρομέας"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "deíktis",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δείκτης"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "samán",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "סַמָּן"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bendill"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "mouse cursor",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "músarbendill"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "puntatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cursore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "keoseo",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "word": "커서"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "markør"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "markør"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kursór",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "курсо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "karétka",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "каре́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kurzor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "markör"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "insättningspunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "འོད་རྟགས ('od rtags, literally “light-sign”)",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kursór",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "курсо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "word": "con nháy"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "computing: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cyrchwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "database: reference to a row",
      "word": "指標"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐbiāo",
      "sense": "database: reference to a row",
      "word": "指标"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "database: reference to a row",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
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      "word": "kursoro"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "bendir"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kursór",
      "sense": "database: reference to a row",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "курсо́р"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "database: reference to a row",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cursor"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "programming: iterator pattern",
      "word": "kohdistin"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "programming: iterator pattern",
      "word": "iteraattori"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kursór",
      "sense": "programming: iterator pattern",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "курсо́р"
    }
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}

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