The blinking sysmbol on the computer screen is called the
The blinking sysmbol on the computer screen is called the cursor.
In computer user interfaces, a cursor is an indicator used to show the current position for user interaction on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device. The mouse cursor is also called a pointer, owing to its resemblance in usage to a pointing stick.
A cursor is the position indicator on a computer display screen where a user can enter text. In an operating system with a graphical user interface (GUI), the cursor is also a visible and moving pointer that the user controls with a mouse, touch pad, or similar input device.
Originally, a cursor is a blinking vertical bar used to indicate a position in a text where the user is inserting characters. This is the case in word processors for example. With the first graphical user interfaces, the mouse was created and its pointer on screen.