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游標

简游标 · 繁游標

Mandarin · pinyin yóu biāo

cursor (computing) (Tw)
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游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
標: Look up this written character
标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree

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2–1 · you2 biao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau4 biu1

Cantonese word readings for 游標. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

cursor (part of scientific instruments that indicates position)
(graphical user interface) cursor (moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
(graphical user interface) cursor (indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
(databases) cursor (reference to a row)

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