English Explanatory Dictionary

back pointer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pointer that reciprocates another structure's pointer to its own containing structure, typically found in doubly linked lists and trees.

Word forms

back pointer back pointers back-pointer backpointer

Etymology

From back + pointer.

Related words

weak pointer
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