English Explanatory Dictionary

pointer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
  2. One who points.
  3. A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
  4. A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
  5. A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
  6. A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
  7. An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
  8. A tip, a bit of advice.
  9. Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
  10. Something worth a given number of points.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɔɪn.tə/ /ˈpɔɪn.təɹ/ /ˈpɔɪnəɹ/ En-us-pointer.ogg

Word forms

pointer pointers

Etymology

From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).

Synonyms

fescue hand needle indicator reference cursor advice hint

Related words

dereference address

Derived words

back pointer downpointer Faraday pointer finger-pointer five-pointer Hungarian Pointer laser pointer mouse pointer nonpointer parent pointer tree pointer finger pointerless pointerlike point-to-pointer shared pointer six-pointer six pointer smart pointer station pointer telepointer three-pointer white pointer wild pointer

Translations

Bashkir: күрһәткес Belarusian: ука́зка Bulgarian: показа́лка Chinese Mandarin: 教鞭 Chinese Mandarin: 指示棍 Finnish: osoitin French: aiguille French: baguette German: Zeigestock German: Zeigestab Hungarian: mutató Italian: bacchetta Japanese: 文字さし Japanese: 教鞭 Japanese: 指し棒 Korean: 지시봉 Northern Kurdish: nîşanderk Malay: penuding Polish: wskaźnik Portuguese: ponteiro Russian: ука́зка Russian: указа́тель Spanish: puntero Thai: ไม้ชี้ Ukrainian: ука́зка Vietnamese: que chỉ
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