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Subject:Re: UI terminology From:Peter Kent <techwr -at- ARUNDEL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 6 Jun 1997 08:10:42 -0600
> Open query: What's the real name for the little white hand that appears
> over a link in HTML?
little white hand pointer
> (for that matter, what's the real name for the arrow?)
mouse pointer
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