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cursor

[kur-ser] / ˈkɜr sər /


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One showed a “B,” for “benign,” when the doctor’s cursor isolated it with her mouse.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 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

In the late 1990s, neurologist Philip Kennedy developed the first BCI to allow a severely paralyzed patient to move a computer cursor using their brain.

From MarketWatch Feb. 26, 2026

With the one finger he is able to move, he controls the on-screen cursor using a trackball.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

The only sounds are the breathing of the dogs and clicking of the slide rule’s cursor.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

In a presentation showcasing the Neuralink implant that Elon Musk hopes will someday connect the human brain to a computer, two monkeys were reportedly moving computer cursors with their brains.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2022

He can turn typing fingers and blinking cursors into the stuff of quietly engrossing drama.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2022

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

From BBC Jan. 27, 2022

Dugan also suggested that the device could work as a “brain mouse” for augmented reality, or AR, removing the need for hand movements to control cursors, the Verge reported.

From Washington Post Jun. 9, 2017

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 Steele, Guy L.




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