cursor vs manicule

cursor

noun
  • A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device. 

  • A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it. 

  • A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position. 

  • A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly. 

  • An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. 

verb
  • To navigate by means of the cursor keys. 

manicule

noun
  • A symbol resembling a hand with the index finger extended, used to draw attention to or indicate something. 

How often have the words cursor and manicule occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )