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Line 7: == Etymology == ''Cursor'' is Latin for 'runner'. A cursor is a name given to the transparent slide engraved with a hairline used to mark a point on a [[slide rule]]. The term was then transferred to computers through analogy. ~~In fact, scientists chose to name the cursor after [[Lucius Papirius Cursor]].~~ [[File:slide rule cursor.jpg\|thumb\|Cursor on a slide rule]]

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