cursor

noun

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

Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːsə/ / [ˈkʰɜːsə] / /ˈkɜɹsəɹ/

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
“Besides, the Reader must know, if a Brazen graduated Semi-Circle were hung on the Poles here, with an erected moveable Pin, or Cursor on it, there would be no need of the Holes[…]in each Parallel of the Globe, for the true Composing of it[…]”
A moving icon or other representation, of the position of the pointing device.
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cursor (“runner”), from currō (“run”) + -or (agentive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
“The only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through file lists.”