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. Se> 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)
