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osoitin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cursor noun A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
  • hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  • index noun An alphabetical list at the back of a book showing where topics can be found.
  • indicator noun Something that shows or points to a condition, trend, or measurement.
  • pointer noun A useful tip or piece of advice.

Senses

osoitin is used for these senses in English:

  • cursor A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
  • index A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
  • index (computing, especially, programming, and, databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
  • pointer Anything that points or is used for pointing.
  • pointer (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
  • pointer A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

cursor — full definition

  1. noun A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
  2. noun A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
  3. noun An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
  4. noun A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.

hand — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  2. noun The cards a player is holding in a card game, or a single round of play.
  3. noun Help or assistance, especially physical.
  4. noun A worker or laborer, especially one hired for manual work.
  5. verb To pass or give something to someone using the hand.

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