cursor
1. A visually distinct mark on a display indicating
where newly typed text will be inserted. The cursor moves as
text is typed and, in most modern editors, can be moved around
within a document by the user to change the insertion point.
2. In {SQL}, a named control structure used by an
{application program} to point to a row of data. The position
of the {row} is within a {table} or {view}, and the cursor is
used interactively so select rows from columns.
(1996-12-27)