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Been reminded a couple of times recently that I seem to be the only person who refuses to say 'mouse cursor'. I call it the mouse _pointer_, to distinguish it from the 'cursor' which is the block or line or caret in your terminal or text-editing environment that shows where your next keyboard input will go.

If you think 'cursor' is the mouse pointer, what's the other thing called?

And if you say 'cursor' for both, what's your usual strategy when you need to clarify?