cursor

The other day, I found myself looking at a blinking cursor in a blank address bar in a new tab of my web browser.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

In trials, patients have demonstrated thought-controlled cursor navigation and robotic arm manipulation -- genuine breakthroughs, although ethicists and regulators have raised questions about privacy and long-term safety.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

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

That night, Grace sat in front of her laptop, the cursor blinking at her as she tried to figure out what to write to Maya.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2022

For the next 20 minutes, I watched their shared document take form, their names hovering above their cursors, dancing manically around the screen, unfurling jokes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2021

I need a few days away from blinking cursors, and the toast popping up at the exact same moment every morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2016

I also repeatedly encountered issues with it, including jumping cursors and unregistered clicks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2016

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 Guy L. Steele