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)
