pointer

Meaning of pointer

noun
  1. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
  2. A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
  3. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
  4. A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
  5. A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
  6. An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
  7. (chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of 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

Information about pointer

Hyphenation of pointer

pointer

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • pointer is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

pointer synonyms

Meaning arrow:

arrow

Meaning cursor:

cursor

Meaning :

fescue, hand, needle, reference, advice

Translation of pointer

Anagrams of pointer

Perotin, protein, pterion, repoint, Tropine, tropein, tropine

Words that rhyme with pointer

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