dereference

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
To dissolve a symbolic link by replacing it with a copy of its target.

noun

/dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/

dereference dereferences dereferencing dereferenced

From de- + reference.

follow resolve

pointer

dereferenceable dereferencer

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