pointer
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪn.tə/
The English word “pointer” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who points.
- A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
- A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
- Any of several breeds of hunting dog, trained to point out game; an individual of such a breed.
- A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
- An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
- A tip, a bit of advice.
- Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
- Something worth a given number of points.
Etymology
From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).
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