I-beam

English right|thumb|upright=1.20|This I-beam is used to support the first floor of a house. thumb|Wide-flange I-beam. Etymology Since it resembles a capital letter I with serifs. Noun en engineering A beam with cross-section shaped like a capital letter I (with serifs top and bottom), used in construction. en H-beam<qq:has wide flanges> en computing graphical user interface A cursor shaped like the letter I, usually indicating text that can be edited or selected. en 1992 Ben Ezzell Borland C++ 3.0 programming In general, the cursor image is the primary concern, with different types used to indicate selected functions such as I-beams or vertical bars for text editing, a pencil for drawing, or a hand with the index finger extended Related terms en I-girder Translations I-shaped beam Dutch: nl I-profiel Finnish: fi I-palkki Irish: ga I-bhíoma m Polish: pl dwuteownik m Russian: ru двута́вр m, ru двута́вровая ба́лка f Turkish: tr putrel Ottoman Turkish: ota پوترل putrel Anagrams en abeim Iambe Mabie abime en terms derived from the shape of letters