English Explanatory Dictionary

dangling pointer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location) that does not reference a valid object.
  2. A pointer referencing memory that was previously deallocated.

Word forms

dangling pointer dangling pointers

Synonyms

wild pointer
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