Cursor vs Keyset - What's the difference?
cursor | keyset |
A part of any of several scientific instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position
(graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
(graphical user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also referred to as "the caret".
(databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
(programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly, also known as the iterator pattern.
(computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
* 1990 , InfoWorld (volume 12, number 22, 28 May 1990)
(computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
(computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
(rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
As nouns the difference between cursor and keyset
is that cursor is cursor while keyset is (computing|telegraphy) an input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.cursor
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Alternative forms
* cursour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- The only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through file lists.
See also
* electronic display * GUI * pointer ----keyset
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Noun
(en noun)- This typewriter has a numeric keyset''' to the right of the standard alphanumeric '''keyset .
