cursor

1. hardware 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. database 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)