
part of a computer UI that indicates the position (textual or graphical) that operations will affect
A cursor is the pointer or marker on your computer screen that shows where your next action—like typing or clicking—will take effect. It matters because it helps you see exactly what part of the screen you're interacting with, making it easier to use your computer accurately.
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A blinking text cursor while typing the word Wikipedia 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.
Etymology
Discovered by embedding cosine similarity (sentence-transformers MiniLM, 384-dim).