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)