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cursor

[kur-ser] / ˈkɜr sər /


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The primary perk of touch: You don’t have to find the cursor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The other day, I found myself looking at a blinking cursor in a blank address bar in a new tab of my web browser.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

In trials, patients have demonstrated thought-controlled cursor navigation and robotic arm manipulation -- genuine breakthroughs, although ethicists and regulators have raised questions about privacy and long-term safety.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The cursor hovers over files labelled 'Italy' and 'Northern Ireland' – Wales' potential play-off final opponents – and then back to 'Bosnia'.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

But the first time I tried, I just sat there looking at the blinking cursor until my butt hurt from all the sitting.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

The once-again en vogue giant animated cursors that chase you.

From The Verge ● Jul. 13, 2022

Even after she was declared legally blind, however, she was able to write with the aid of oversized cursors and computer fonts.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

In December 2015, engineers in Ukrainian power stations saw cursors on their computer screens moving by themselves.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2022

I need a few days away from blinking cursors, and the toast popping up at the exact same moment every morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2016

Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele


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