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

Companies collect vast amounts of data about consumers, including browsing history, location, device type, purchase patterns, and even how long a cursor hovers over a product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

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

The cursor blinked on the internet search engine screen, awaiting my instructions.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

But some workers swear by mouse docks, like one made by Tech8 USA, that keep cursors moving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The once-again en vogue giant animated cursors that chase you.

From The Verge ● Jul. 13, 2022

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

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