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up pointer or pointers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pointer may refer to: Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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, selling around
The_Pointer_Sisters
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
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)
Object which stores memory addresses in a computer program
copy and dereference pointers than it is to copy and access the data to which the pointers point. Pointers are also used to hold the addresses of entry
Pointer (computer programming)
Pointer_(computer_programming)
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
American actress (1924–2025)
Marie Pointer (May 18, 1924 – April 28, 2025) was an American actress of theater, film and television. Pointer began her career in the theater in the late
Priscilla_Pointer
Quantum states less perturbed by decoherence than others
are the quantum equivalents of the classical states of the system after decoherence has occurred through interaction with the environment. 'Pointer' refers
Pointer_state
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
Indicator showing where text would be input
to show the current position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input, such as a text cursor or a mouse pointer. Cursor
Cursor_(user_interface)
Musical artist
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
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
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
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
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
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
Data type simulating a pointer with additional features
intended to reduce bugs caused by the misuse of pointers, while retaining efficiency. Smart pointers typically keep track of the memory they point to, and may
Smart_pointer
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
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
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
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
Dog breed
German pointer breeds, the German Short-haired Pointer, the German Long-haired Pointer and the Large Münsterländer. It was definitively accepted by the Fédération
German_Wirehaired_Pointer
American singer (1953–2006)
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 the Pointer
June_Pointer
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)
Abstract computational machine model
algorithm could also be an algorithm restricted to the pointer machine model. Some particular types of pointer machines are called a linking automaton, a KU-machine
Pointer_machine
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
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
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)
Species of large lamniform shark
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or great white, is a large shark. It is closely related to
Great_white_shark
Association football cliche
the corresponding term is "four-pointer". In a six-pointer game, the result is particularly crucial since the winning team denies three points to the
Six-pointer
Hunting dog
breeds. The name pointer comes from the dog's instinct to point, by stopping and aiming its muzzle towards game. This demonstrates to the hunter the location
Pointing_dog
General-purpose programming language
its standard library. The language supports low-level access to computer memory via pointers, procedure-like constructs in the form of functions returning
C_(programming_language)
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
Type qualifier denoting the data as being read-only
the syntax can be confusing. A pointer can be declared as a const pointer to writable value, or a writable pointer to a const value, or const pointer
Const
Computer fault caused by access to restricted memory
null pointer, which usually points to an address that's not part of the process's address space Dereferencing or assigning to an uninitialized pointer (wild
Segmentation_fault
Basketball field goal made from beyond the designated three-point line (arc)
(also 3-pointer, three, trey, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket
Three-point_field_goal
Marvel Comics character
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) as the Collective before becoming a member of the Omega Flight team. Michael Pointer is a mail carrier from North Pole
Michael_Pointer_(character)
German breed of dog
The 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
German_Longhaired_Pointer
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
Pointer that points to a function
function pointer, also called a subroutine pointer or procedure pointer, is a pointer referencing executable code, rather than data. Dereferencing the function
Function_pointer
Concurrency-protecting pointer owned by one thread at most at a time
Hazard pointers, in a multithreaded computing environment, are one approach to solving the problems posed by dynamic memory management of the nodes in
Hazard_pointer
Pointer Telocation was a publicly traded company, headquartered in Israel, that developed automatic vehicle location systems and provided roadside automotive
Pointer_Telocation
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
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
Dog breed
The Vizsla (Hungarian: [ˈviʒlɒ]), also known as Hungarian Vizsla, Magyar Vizsla or Hungarian Pointer, is a dog breed from Hungary and belongs to the Fédération
Vizsla
Esoteric, minimalist programming language
be extremely minimalistic, the language consists of only eight simple commands, a data pointer, and an instruction pointer. Brainfuck is an example of
Brainfuck
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)
English rugby league footballer
1996. Pointer played for the London Broncos in the Championship. Pointer has previously spent time on loan at the London Skolars. Ahead of the 2018 season
Ben_Pointer
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
1984 song by the Pointer Sisters
group the Pointer Sisters for their tenth studio album Break Out (1983). The song was released by the Planet label on January 13, 1984, as the second
Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)
Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
mounts the pointer. The modelled rotational period of the Saros pointer is 1,646.3 days (in four rotations along the spiral pointer track); the modern
Antikythera_mechanism
Motor vehicle
The Volkswagen Pointer is 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
Address to memory outside immediate vicinity
a far pointer is a pointer to memory in a specific context, such as a segment selector making it possible to point to addresses outside of the default
Far_pointer
Data types supported by the C programming language
uses the concept of a null pointer to denote a pointer that does not refer to any valid data. The macro NULL is often used in place of a null pointer, relying
C_data_types
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
Keyword in C (programming language)
that pointer, no other pointer will be used to access the same pointed-to object. This limits the effects of pointer aliasing, which can allow the compiler
Restrict
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
Species of shark
The shortfin mako shark (/ˈmɑːkoʊˌ ˈmeɪ-/; Māori: [ˈmakɔ]; Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a species
Shortfin_mako_shark
Portuguese breed of dog
The Portuguese Pointing Dog or Perdigueiro Português is a Portuguese breed of pointer dog. It is one of several Portuguese pointing breeds and is mainly
Portuguese_Pointer
Style of human–computer interaction
WIMP stands for "windows, icons, menus, pointer", denoting a style of interaction using these elements of the user interface. Other expansions are sometimes
WIMP_(computing)
1978 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
the fifth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1978 on the Planet label. After a brief split following sister Bonnie's departure from the
Energy (Pointer Sisters album)
Energy_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
1983 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
Break Out is the tenth album by the American female vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released on November 1, 1983, on Planet Records, distributed by RCA
Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)
Break_Out_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
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
1978 album by Bonnie Pointer
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 the
Bonnie_Pointer_(1978_album)
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
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
Song by Bruce Springsteen
as a 1978 single release by the Pointer Sisters. The song was later released by Robert Gordon and Springsteen himself. The song was first released by neo-rockabilly
Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)
Mechanism for supporting dynamic dispatch
member variable to the class that points to an array of pointers to (virtual) functions called the virtual method table. These pointers are used at runtime
Virtual_method_table
Second finger of the human hand
The index finger (also referred to as forefinger, first finger, second finger, pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other
Index_finger
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
Register that stores where in a program a processor is executing
called the instruction pointer (IP) in Intel x86 and Itanium microprocessors, and sometimes called the instruction address register (IAR), the instruction
Program_counter
Abstract data type
a singly linked list with a pointer to the top element. A stack may be implemented to have a bounded capacity. If the stack is full and does not contain
Stack_(abstract_data_type)
Data structure used in computer programs
offsets of the stack pointer, or relative to the top of the frame below, as positive offsets of the frame pointer. The location of the frame pointer itself
Call_stack
Subcompact car manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil
known as the Volkswagen Gol in most markets, with the exception of Egypt, Ukraine and CIS, where they are marketed as the Volkswagen Pointer. The first-generation
Volkswagen_Gol
Set of memory models of the x86 CPU
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 memory architecture
X86_memory_models
Return type for functions that do not output values when called
also 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
Void_type
Component of a computer's processor
A stack register, also known as a stack pointer, is a computer central processor register whose purpose is to keep track of a call stack. On an accumulator-based
Stack_register
Computer science process
persistently. The term fat pointer simply refers to a pointer with additional associated information. The additional information may be a vtable pointer for dynamic
Dynamic_dispatch
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
Anomaly in computer security and programming
find a pointer to the vulnerable stack buffer and compute the location of their shellcode relative to that pointer. The attacker will then use the overwrite
Buffer_overflow
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
1989 album by June Pointer
June Pointer is the second and final solo studio album by June Pointer, released in 1989 on the Columbia label. The album officially marked the final solo
June_Pointer_(album)
Unary operators that add or subtract one from their operand, respectively
operator increases, and the decrement operator decreases, the value of its operand by 1. The operand must have an arithmetic or pointer data type, and must
Increment and decrement operators
Increment_and_decrement_operators
Topics referred to by the same term
Michael Pointer may refer to: Michael R. Pointer, a scientist who approximated the gamut of real surface colours Mick Pointer, English drummer Michael
Michael_Pointer
Nunatak in Coats Land, Antarctica
Pointer Nunatak (80°37′S 29°0′W / 80.617°S 29.000°W / -80.617; -29.000) is a conspicuous nunatak, 1,245 m, immediately east of Wedge Ridge in the west
Pointer_Nunatak
Dog breed
The 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
Computers accessing information referentially
its memory address; e.g., accessing a variable through the use of a pointer. A stored pointer that exists to provide a reference to an object by double
Indirection
Quickly accessible working storage available as part of a digital processor
elements of the program state; they usually include the program counter, also called the instruction pointer, and the status register; the program counter
Processor_register
1979 studio album by Pointer Sisters
Priority is the sixth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1979 on the Planet label. Their second venture with producer Richard Perry, it was
Priority (Pointer Sisters album)
Priority_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
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
Dog breed
remain more popular. Known for its calm disposition, the Stabij is a soft-mouthed retriever, a fine pointer, excellent tracker, and a good alert dog. It has
Stabyhoun
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
Jewish ritual pointer
Jewish ritual pointer, or stylus, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah
Yad
Dog breed
(19–23 in) at the withers, females slightly smaller, giving the impression of "a German Shorthaired Pointer shrunk down to Brittany size". The larger Braque
Braque_Français
American basketball player (born 1988)
collegiately for the Davidson Wildcats, where he was named Conference Player of the Year twice. He set the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers made (162)
Stephen_Curry
1984 single by the Pointer Sisters
the Pointer Sisters, released on April 11, 1984, as the third single from their tenth studio album, Break Out (1983). The song hit the top ten on the
Jump_(For_My_Love)
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
American fashion designer and costumier (1946–2009)
famous musicians, including the Pointer Sisters, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, David Bowie, John Lennon and Ringo Starr. She is the mother of Saul Hudson, known
Ola_Hudson
1985 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
Contact is the eleventh studio album by the American vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released in 1985 by RCA Records. Continuing the glossy electronic
Contact (Pointer Sisters album)
Contact_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
Method of pointing brickwork
of using two contrasting colours of mortar in the mortar joints of brickwork, with one colour matching the bricks themselves to give an artificial impression
Tuckpointing
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