"A movable pointer called a 'cursor' was developed to make it easier to read numbers off more precisely. (This is likely the origin of the computer cursor!)" Et

"A movable pointer called a 'cursor' was developed to make it easier to read numbers off more precisely. (This is likely the origin of the computer cursor!)" Etymonline corroborates this, https://www.etymonline.com/word/cursor#etymonline_v_494 https://www.etymonline.com/word/cursor#etymonline_v_494. So its cursor was the precursor to our cursor.