: a movable item used to mark a position: such as
a
: a transparent slide with a line attached to a slide rule
b
: a visual cue (such as a flashing vertical line) on a video display that indicates position (as for data entry)
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The implant then transmits that pattern of neural signals to the computer, where an AI algorithm interprets it as a command that moves the cursor.
—
S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
The goal of the new technology is to allow paralyzed people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using just their thoughts.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Moving a cursor on a display furthermore required the use of a mouth stick, a specialized assistive device used by quadriplegics.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Neuralink isn’t the first company to introduce an electronic implant that allows a person to move a cursor by thinking about it.
—Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The company’s initial goal is to allow paralyzed people to control a cursor or keyboard using just their thoughts.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
My eyes were the cursor arrow, and my fingers were the mouse, it was explained.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Signals from the implant are sent via Bluetooth to, and decoded by, a brain-computer interface, which would allow a person to, for instance, control an onscreen cursor or move a robotic limb.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
In the video, the presenter can be seen using a cursor to point to a predominantly white part of Houston.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
The goal of the new technology is to allow paralyzed people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using just their thoughts.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Moving a cursor on a display furthermore required the use of a mouth stick, a specialized assistive device used by quadriplegics.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Neuralink isn’t the first company to introduce an electronic implant that allows a person to move a cursor by thinking about it.
—Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The company’s initial goal is to allow paralyzed people to control a cursor or keyboard using just their thoughts.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
My eyes were the cursor arrow, and my fingers were the mouse, it was explained.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Signals from the implant are sent via Bluetooth to, and decoded by, a brain-computer interface, which would allow a person to, for instance, control an onscreen cursor or move a robotic limb.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
In the video, the presenter can be seen using a cursor to point to a predominantly white part of Houston.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
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cursor
noun
cur·sor
ˈkər-sər 
: a mark (as a bright blinking spot) on a computer display screen that shows the place where the user is working
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