pointer

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see also: Pointer

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɔɪntə/

Noun

pointer (plural pointers)

1. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
2. A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.

   Synonyms: fescue

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3. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

   Synonyms: hand, needle

4. (hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
   • 2007, American Kennel Club, The Complete Dog Book, Ballantine Books (ISBN 9780307416995), page gbooks NqXaduT6Ak0C:

     Most of the early wirehaired pointers represented a combination of Griffon, Stichelhaar, Pudelpointer, and German Shorthair. The Pudelpointer was a cross between a Poodle dog and an English Pointer bitch; the Griffon and the Stichelhaar were composed of Pointer, Foxhound, Pudelpointer, and a Polish water dog.

5. (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

   Synonyms: reference

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6. (graphical user interface) An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.

   Synonyms: cursor

   • 1995, Aaron Marcus, Nick Smilonich, Lynne Thompson, The Cross-GUI Handbook, Addison-Wesley ISBN 9780201575927, page 231:

     The system notifies the user of the progress of a task by changing the appearance of the pointer. System-busy pointers usually adopt a timepiece metaphor.

7. (mostly, in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.

   Synonyms: advice

   The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.

8. (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.

   a ten-pointer

Translations

• French: aiguille, baguette
• German: Zeigestock, Zeigestab
• Italian: bacchetta
• Portuguese: ponteiro
• Russian: ука́зка
• Spanish: puntero

Translations

• German: Zeigestock, Zeigestab
• Italian: bacchetta
• Russian: ука́зка
• Spanish: puntero

Translations

• French: aiguille
• German: Zeiger, Nadel
• Italian: indicatore
• Portuguese: ponteiro
• Russian: стре́лка
• Spanish: aguja

Translations

• French: braque, chien d'arrêt
• German: Vorstehhund, Pointer
• Italian: puntatore, cane da punta, bracco
• Portuguese: pointer
• Russian: по́йнтер
• Spanish: perro de muestra, braco

Translations

• French: pointeur
• German: Zeiger, Pointer
• Italian: puntatore
• Portuguese: ponteiro
• Russian: указа́тель
• Spanish: apuntador, puntero

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Pointer

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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