The mouse or the touch-pad controls the cursor.
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A blinking object to indicate where to type is called a cursor. The mouse pointer is also called a cursor.
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Cursor means or should i say a cursor is a moving icon on a computer screen it is the object that moves when you move the mouse
At the location of the cursor on a computer's screen.
It can simply be called a "cursor", but you can also call it a "text cursor" to tell it apart from your mouse cursor.