pointer
IPA: pˈɔɪntɝ
noun
- Anything that points or is used for pointing.
- (rare) One who points.
- A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
- A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
- (hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
- (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
- (graphical user interface) An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.
- Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
- (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
- A surname.
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Examples of "pointer" in Sentences
- The last pointer in the array is null.
- Pascal uses the caret when dereferencing pointers.
- The use of the electronic pointer was incorporated.
- Thanks for the summary and the pointers to the detail.
- The 62 pointer is officially a 92+ on the Parker site, FYI.
- The pointer to the encryption code will be stored in the MBR.
- Comparing a hound to a retriever to a pointer is tough to do.
- In this manner the detector signals the position of the pointer.
- A speed alarm system is actuated by the pointer of a speedometer.
- I call the first a pointer note and the second a discursive note.
- The last pointer in the array must be null to indicate the end of the list.
- Thanks Rick, I'm quite behind on my RSS feeds so a pointer is always useful.
- Then, he opened the third quarter with his fourth 3 pointer and the demolition was on.
- Aaron Brooks hit a free throw before Fernandez swished a three-pointer from the corner.
- Iguodala nailed a three-pointer from the corner just before the shot clock expired to start the third.
- Salmons then hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 8.6 seconds to go, giving the Bucks new life.
- I am not a big believer in spread measurments because it's just thin air between the beams, but the spread on that eight-pointer is breathtaking.
- She put back a missed shot, assisted on a basket by Kalana Greene, drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key, nailed a jumper from the foul line and then scored on a drive.
- He don't usually bet unless he has got a sure thing, but when he gets what they call a pointer, that is, somebody tells him a certain horse is sure to win, because the other horses are to be pulled back, he thinks a job has been put up, and if he thinks he is on the inside of the ring he will bet.