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Look up pointer or pointers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pointer may refer to: Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the
Pointer
American family R&B vocal group
The Pointer Sisters are an American female vocal group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They have
The_Pointer_Sisters
Surname list
Pointer is a surname. Notable persons with the name include: Aaron Pointer (born 1942), American baseball player Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American singer
Pointer_(surname)
American singer (born 1946)
Esther Pointer (born March 19, 1946) is an American singer best known as the eldest member of the family vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Pointer joined
Ruth_Pointer
Object which stores memory addresses in a computer program
I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." — Donald Knuth, Structured Programming
Pointer (computer programming)
Pointer_(computer_programming)
Quantum states less perturbed by decoherence than others
In quantum Darwinism and similar theories, pointer states are quantum states, sometimes of a measuring apparatus, if present, that are less perturbed
Pointer_state
American singer (born 1978)
as Issa Pointer, is an American singer and member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Born in 1978 Pointer is the daughter of the Pointer Sisters'
Issa_Pointer
Musical artist
Sadako Ruth Pointer Johnson (born March 24, 1984), known professionally as Sadako Pointer, is an American singer. Born in 1984, Sadako Pointer is the granddaughter
Sadako_Pointer
American singer (1953–2006)
June Antoinette Pointer (November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American singer, best known as the youngest of the founding members of the vocal group
June_Pointer
Dog breed
Wirehaired Pointer or Deutsch Drahthaar is a German breed of pointing dog of Griffon type. It is closely related to the other German pointer breeds, the
German_Wirehaired_Pointer
Value indicating that a referenced dataset is invalid or doesn't exist
In computing, a null pointer (sometimes shortened to nullptr or null) or null reference is a value indicating that the pointer or reference does not refer
Null_pointer
Computer science term
In computer science, pointer swizzling is the conversion of references based on name or position into direct pointer references (memory addresses). It
Pointer_swizzling
English breed of gundog
The Pointer, sometimes called the English Pointer, is a medium-sized breed of pointing dog developed in England. Pointers are used to find game for hunters
Pointer_(dog_breed)
American singer and songwriter (1948–2022)
Pointer (January 23, 1948 – December 31, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters
Anita_Pointer
Pointer that does not point to a valid object
Dangling pointers and wild pointers in computer programming are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type. These are special
Dangling_pointer
American singer and songwriter (1950–2020)
"Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 – June 8, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters
Bonnie_Pointer
Opaque data type which stores a memory address
computer programming, an opaque pointer is a special case of an opaque data type, a data type declared to be a pointer to a record or data structure of
Opaque_pointer
Indicator showing where text would be input
display device that will respond to input, such as a text cursor or a mouse pointer. Cursor is Latin for 'runner'. A cursor is a name given to the transparent
Cursor_(user_interface)
American actress (1924–2025)
Priscilla Marie Pointer (May 18, 1924 – April 28, 2025) was an American actress of theater, film and television. Pointer began her career in the theater
Priscilla_Pointer
Data type simulating a pointer with additional features
In computer science, a smart pointer is an abstract data type that simulates a pointer while providing added features, such as automatic memory management
Smart_pointer
Handheld device that emits a laser beam
A laser pointer or laser pen is a (typically battery-powered) handheld device that uses a laser diode to emit a narrow low-power visible laser beam (i
Laser_pointer
German breed of dog
The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of continental pointing dog of Braque type. It originated in the nineteenth century
German_Shorthaired_Pointer
Basketball field goal made from beyond the designated three-point line (arc)
A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, trey, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated
Three-point_field_goal
General-purpose programming language
together using pointers. Pointers to other pointers are often used in multi-dimensional arrays and arrays of struct objects. Pointers to functions (function
C_(programming_language)
Class of computer memory address reference
In computer science, a tagged pointer is a pointer (concretely a memory address) with additional data associated with it, such as an indirection bit or
Tagged_pointer
Programming concept
In a multithreaded computing environment, hazard pointers are one approach to solving the problems posed by dynamic memory management of the nodes in a
Hazard_pointer
Species of large lamniform shark
white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or great white, is a large shark. It is closely related to the mako sharks
Great_white_shark
Portuguese breed of dog
Portuguese Pointing Dog or Perdigueiro Português is a Portuguese breed of pointer dog. It is one of several pointing breeds and is mainly used in red-legged
Portuguese_Pointer
German breed of dog
German Longhaired Pointer or Deutsch Langhaar is a German breed of gundog of pointer type. It is closely related to the other German pointer breeds, the German
German_Longhaired_Pointer
This is the discography of American R&B/soul/pop vocal group The Pointer Sisters. The group charted 16 songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and
The Pointer Sisters discography
The_Pointer_Sisters_discography
British drummer
Michael Pointer (born 22 July 1956) is an English drummer. He is known for his work in the neo-prog bands Marillion and Arena. Pointer was the original
Mick_Pointer
1939 Mickey Mouse cartoon
The Pointer is an American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures on July 21, 1939, shown in theaters
The_Pointer
Solid rod used to point to things
A pointer or pointing stick is a solid rod used to point manually, in the form of a stick, but always finished off or artificially produced. The typical
Pointer_(rod)
Abstract computational machine model
computer science, a pointer machine is an atomistic abstract computational machine whose storage structure is a graph. A pointer algorithm could also
Pointer_machine
Dog breed
[ˈviʒlɒ]), also known as Hungarian Vizsla, Magyar Vizsla or Hungarian Pointer, is a dog breed from Hungary and belongs to the Fédération Cynologique
Vizsla
Hunting dog
three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. The name pointer comes from the dog's instinct to point, by stopping and aiming its muzzle
Pointing_dog
Association football cliche
"Six-pointer" is a sporting cliché, particularly used in association football, used to describe a game between two teams with similar league positions
Six-pointer
Pointer that points to a function
A function pointer, also called a subroutine pointer or procedure pointer, is a pointer referencing executable code, rather than data. Dereferencing the
Function_pointer
1973 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters is the debut studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1973 on the Blue Thumb label. The album yielded the hits "Yes We Can
The_Pointer_Sisters_(album)
American professional basketball player (born 1988)
Player of the Year twice. He set the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers made (162) as a sophomore and led the NCAA Division I in scoring during
Stephen_Curry
Single-deck midibus body on Dennis and Volvo chassis
The Plaxton Pointer (originally known as the Reeve Burgess Pointer, and later as the TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer) is a single-deck midibus
Plaxton_Pointer
Pointer Telocation was a publicly traded company, headquartered in Israel, that developed automatic vehicle location systems and provided roadside automotive
Pointer_Telocation
Motor vehicle
The Volkswagen Pointer was a small family car sold by Autolatina in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay from 1994 to 1996. The Pointer was available as a five-door
Volkswagen_Pointer
1982 single by the Pointer Sisters
"I'm So Excited" is a song by American girl group the Pointer Sisters. Jointly written and composed by the sisters in collaboration with Trevor Lawrence
I'm_So_Excited
1984 song by the Pointer Sisters
"Automatic" is a song recorded by American vocal group the Pointer Sisters for their tenth studio album Break Out (1983). The song was released by the
Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)
Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)
Determining what or where each pointer points to in program code
In computer science, pointer analysis, or points-to analysis, is a static code analysis technique that establishes which pointers, or heap references,
Pointer_analysis
American basketball player (born 1998)
Khayla Pointer (born November 25, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Jacksonville Waves of the UpShot League
Khayla_Pointer
Esoteric, minimalist programming language
language consists of only eight simple commands, a data pointer, and an instruction pointer. Brainfuck is an example of a so-called Turing tarpit: it
Brainfuck
Topics referred to by the same term
Pointer may refer to three Spanish bird dogs: Burgos Pointer, a modern Spanish dog breed from Castile, Spain known in English as the Spanish Pointer Pachón
Spanish_pointer
Computer fault caused by access to restricted memory
a common class of error in programs written in languages that support pointers that can be null, or that can be set to an arbitrary value, or that support
Segmentation_fault
Data types supported by the C programming language
*r; Pointers may also be declared for pointer data types, thus creating multiple indirect pointers, such as char ** and int ***, including pointers to
C_data_types
In computer science, a pointer algorithm (sometimes called a pointer machine, or a reference machine; see the article Pointer machine for a close but non-identical
Pointer_algorithm
American jazz violinist and record producer
Pointer (December 26, 1954 – December 19, 1994) was an American jazz violinist and record producer, whose life inspired a music foundation. Pointer made
Noel_Pointer
American basketball player (born 1992)
Sir'Dominic Denzel Pointer (born May 6, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Shabab Al Ahli of the Basketball Champions League Asia
Sir'Dominic_Pointer
1983 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
female vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released on November 1, 1983, on Planet Records, distributed by RCA Records. It is the Pointer Sisters' most successful
Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)
Break_Out_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
full rotations of the pointers. When a pointer reached the terminal month location at either end of the spiral, the pointer's follower had to be manually
Antikythera_mechanism
Hierarchy/layout for directing inodes in a Unix File System
The inode pointer structure is a structure adopted by the inode of a file in the Version 6 Unix file system, Version 7 Unix file system, and Unix File
Inode_pointer_structure
In computer science, a bounded pointer is a pointer that is augmented with additional information that enable the storage bounds within which it may point
Bounded_pointer
Dick Pointer (before 1778 – 1827) was an American frontier hero and an enslaved African. He is best known for his bravery in the defence of Fort Donnally
Dick_Pointer
Type qualifier denoting the data as being read-only
Consider pointers to pointers: int** pp; // a pointer to a pointer to ints const int** cpp; // a pointer to a pointer to constant int value (not a pointer to
Const_(computer_programming)
Address to memory outside immediate vicinity
In a segmented architecture computer, a far pointer is a pointer to memory in a specific context, such as a segment selector making it possible to point
Far_pointer
Species of shark
Māori: [ˈmakɔ]; Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a species of large mackerel shark. It is commonly
Shortfin_mako_shark
American baseball player (born 1942)
Aaron Elton Pointer (born April 19, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros
Aaron_Pointer
American lawyer
Vena Pointer (1880 – 1971), was Colorado's first female lawyer of water law. She was born in Kansas and moved to Colorado in 1911 after she took a job
Vena_Pointer
Marvel Comics character
Michael Pointer is a fictional character code-named Omega, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in
Michael_Pointer_(character)
Dog breed
The German Roughhaired Pointer, more commonly known and internationally recognized as the Deutsch Stichelhaar is a medium-sized breed of pointing dog
German_Roughhaired_Pointer
Keyword in C (programming language)
qualifier that can be applied to a pointer to hint to the compiler that for the lifetime of that pointer, no other pointer will be used to access the same
Restrict
1976 compilation album by The Pointer Sisters
The Best of the Pointer Sisters is the first compilation album released by The Pointer Sisters on the ABC/Blue Thumb record label in July 1976. It includes
The Best of the Pointer Sisters
The_Best_of_the_Pointer_Sisters
Dog breed
The Old Spanish Pointer, or Perro de Punta Español, is an extinct breed of Spanish pointing dogs known from the Early Modern Period; it is considered
Old_Spanish_Pointer
Register that stores where in a program a processor is executing
being executed by a processor. It is also commonly called the instruction pointer (IP) in Intel x86 and Itanium microprocessors, and sometimes called the
Program_counter
English footballer
Raymond Pointer (10 October 1936 – 26 January 2016) was an English professional footballer and England international who played as a striker. He had a
Ray_Pointer
pointer-cursor. Video pointers utilize video overlay technology to superimpose an image of a pointer-cursor over another video stream. Video pointers
Video_pointer
Data structure used in computer programs
decrement of the stack pointer. At function return, the stack pointer is instead restored to the frame pointer, the value of the stack pointer just before the
Call_stack
French breed of dog
The Ariège Pointer is a French breed of hunting dog of pointer type. It originates in the Ariège département of Occitanie, in south-western France. The
Ariège_Pointer
Mechanism for supporting dynamic dispatch
the class that points to an array of pointers to (virtual) functions called the virtual method table. These pointers are used at runtime to invoke the appropriate
Virtual_method_table
1978 album by Bonnie Pointer
Bonnie Pointer is the debut studio album by Bonnie Pointer, released in 1978 on the Motown label. The album was released a year after her dismissal from
Bonnie_Pointer_(1978_album)
Dog breed
The Burgos Pointer (Spanish: Perdiguero de Burgos), also called the Burgalese Pointer, is a breed of dog native to Spain. Originating from Castile, especially
Burgos_Pointer
Topics referred to by the same term
Four-pointer may refer to: Four-point play, a rare play in basketball Four-pointer, a sporting cliché variant of six-pointer This disambiguation page
Four_pointer
Abstract data type
stack may be implemented as, for example, a singly linked list with a pointer to the top element. A stack may be implemented to have a bounded capacity
Stack_(abstract_data_type)
Form of text that defines C code
following code demonstrates a more advanced use of pointers – passing a pointer to a pointer. An int pointer named a is defined on line 9 and its address is
C_syntax
Bruise on the pelvis from blunt trauma
A hip pointer is a contusion on the pelvis caused by a direct blow or a bad fall at an iliac crest and/or hip bone and a bruise of the abdominal muscles
Hip_pointer
Athletic teams representing University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Point Pointers (casually known as the UW–Stevens Point Pointers) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. The Pointers athletic
Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers
Wisconsin–Stevens_Point_Pointers
Song by Bruce Springsteen
in 1977 which had its highest profile as a 1978 single release by the Pointer Sisters. The song was later released by Robert Gordon and Springsteen himself
Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)
multiple independent pointers at the windowing system level. These pointers are all connected to one computer. Unlike many other multi-pointer applications and
Multi-Pointer_X
Jewish ritual pointer
(Hebrew: אצבע, lit. 'finger'), is a Jewish ritual pointer, or stylus, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the
Yad
English cleric and antiquary (1668–1754)
John Pointer (1668–1754) was an English cleric and antiquary. Born at Alkerton, Oxfordshire, on 19 May 1668, he was son of John Pointer, rector there from
John_Pointer_(antiquary)
Subcompact car manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil
Pointer Station Wagon and the Pointer GTI are discontinued and the former Pointer trims (but the City) are replaced by a new Pointer Mi version. In the 2007
Volkswagen_Gol
Second finger of the human hand
index finger (also referred to as forefinger, first finger, second finger, pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other terms)
Index_finger
Unary operators that add or subtract one from their operand, respectively
The operand must have an arithmetic or pointer data type, and must refer to a modifiable data object. Pointers values are increased (or decreased) by
Increment and decrement operators
Increment_and_decrement_operators
Dog breed
for its calm disposition, the Stabij is a soft-mouthed retriever, a fine pointer, excellent tracker, and a good alert dog. It has also been used by dairy
Stabyhoun
Set of memory models of the x86 CPU
which control how the segment registers are used and the default size of pointers. Four registers are used to refer to four segments on the 16-bit x86 segmented
X86_memory_models
Design technique for parallel algorithms
Pointer jumping or path doubling is a design technique for parallel algorithms that operate on pointer structures, such as linked lists and directed graphs
Pointer_jumping
Topics referred to by the same term
Four-pointer may refer to: Four-point play, a rare play in basketball Four-point field goal, a long shot in games featuring the Harlem Globetrotters or
Four-pointer
Dog breed
Old Danish Pointer is a medium-sized breed of dog, white with brown markings, originally used as a pointing dog in Denmark. Old Danish Pointers (Danish:
Old_Danish_Pointer
Memory-safe dialect of the C programming language
faults Pointer arithmetic is limited Pointers must be initialized before use (this is enforced by definite assignment analysis) Dangling pointers are prevented
Cyclone (programming language)
Cyclone_(programming_language)
Canadian contemporary folk music group
The East Pointers are a Canadian contemporary folk music group from Prince Edward Island, who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year
The_East_Pointers
Small unmanned aerial vehicle
The AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer is a small UAV used by the United States Army and Marine Corps for battlefield surveillance. It was designed by AeroVironment
AeroVironment_FQM-151_Pointer
American basketball player (born 2002)
Division I women's career and single-season records in points and three-pointers, broke the conference record in assists, and led the nation in points and
Caitlin_Clark
Return type for functions that do not output values when called
support the void pointer (or pointer to void type), denoted void*, but this is an unrelated notion. Variables of this type are pointers to data of an unspecified
Void_type
6th episode of the 5th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
inspirational track and music video. La Toya Jackson and The Pointer Sisters (Anita Pointer and Ruth Pointer) are guest judges. Ivy Winters wins the main challenge
Can_I_Get_an_Amen
POINTER
POINTER
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Pointer.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
POINTER
POINTER
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Most Beautiful
Female
Spanish
Spanish name NOVIA means "girlfriend."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian
Born on Christmas Day; Christ's Birthday; Form of Natalie; Especially the Birthday of Christ
Girl/Female
Tamil
A river
Boy/Male
Hindu
Twilight, Evening, Close of the day
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Egyptian, Jamaican
Strong Mother of a Nation; Veiled; Gold; From Nubia
Male
Iranian/Persian
(شهریور) Persian name SHAHRIVAR means "desirable power."
Biblical
that suffers pain; that brings forth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Confined
Boy/Male
Muslim
Diligent
POINTER
POINTER
POINTER
POINTER
POINTER
n.
Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion.
n.
An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
n.
A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching.
n.
The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer.
n.
The hand of a timepiece.
n.
An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
n.
One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.
n.
The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.
n.
An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial.
n.
The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands.
n.
That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also fist.
n.
An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
n.
Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
n.
An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer.
n.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
n.
One who, or that which, points.