cursor — computer sense is 1967 extension of name for the sliding part of a slide rule or other instrument (1590s), earlier a running messenger (c.1300), from L. cursor runner, also errand boy, from curs , pp. stem of currere to run (see CURRENT (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
cursor — cur|sor [ˈkə:sə US ˈkə:rsər] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: cursor messenger, sliding pointer on a scientific instrument (16 20 centuries), from Latin, runner , from currere; CURRENT1] a mark that can be moved around a computer screen to show where… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cursor — /kerr seuhr/, n. 1. Computers. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a CRT or other type of display where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed, as in the… … Universalium
cursor — cur•sor [[t]ˈkɜr sər[/t]] n. 1) cmp a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol used to indicate where data (as text, commands, etc.) may be input on a computer screen 2) a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any… … From formal English to slang
Jacob's staff — noun a rod with a sliding cursor formerly used for measuring distances and heights. Origin C16 (denoting a pilgrim s staff): alluding to St James (Jacobus in eccles. L.), whose symbols are a pilgrim s staff and a scallop shell … English new terms dictionary
Läufer — slankiklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. slider; sliding cursor; wiper arm vok. Läufer, m; Schieber, m; Schleifer, m rus. движок, m; ползун, m; ползунок, m pranc. curseur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Schieber — slankiklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. slider; sliding cursor; wiper arm vok. Läufer, m; Schieber, m; Schleifer, m rus. движок, m; ползун, m; ползунок, m pranc. curseur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Schleifer — slankiklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. slider; sliding cursor; wiper arm vok. Läufer, m; Schieber, m; Schleifer, m rus. движок, m; ползун, m; ползунок, m pranc. curseur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
curseur — slankiklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. slider; sliding cursor; wiper arm vok. Läufer, m; Schieber, m; Schleifer, m rus. движок, m; ползун, m; ползунок, m pranc. curseur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
slankiklis — statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. slider; sliding cursor; wiper arm vok. Läufer, m; Schieber, m; Schleifer, m rus. движок, m; ползун, m; ползунок, m pranc. curseur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas