• 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...
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    The Pointer Sisters are an American female vocal group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They have...
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    I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." Donald Knuth, Structured Programming...
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  • In quantum Darwinism and similar theories, pointer states are quantum states, sometimes of a measuring apparatus, if present, that are less perturbed...
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    Priscilla Marie Pointer (born May 18, 1924) is a retired American actress. She began her career in the theater in the late 1940s, including productions...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • 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'...
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    Pointer (born March 19, 1946) is an American singer best known as the eldest and last surviving original member of the family vocal group the Pointer...
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  • 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...
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  • In computing, a null pointer or null reference is a value saved for indicating that the pointer or reference does not refer to a valid object. Programs...
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    The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of continental pointing dog of Braque type. It originated in the nineteenth century...
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  • Pointer is a surname. Notable persons with the name include: Aaron Pointer (born 1942), American baseball player Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American singer-songwriter...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    "Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 – June 8, 2020) was an American singer, best known for having been a member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Pointer scored...
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    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...
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    A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc...
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  • In computer science, pointer swizzling is the conversion of references based on name or position into direct pointer references (memory addresses). It...
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    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...
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    together using pointers. Pointers to other pointers are often used in multi-dimensional arrays and arrays of struct objects. Pointers to functions (function...
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  • 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...
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  • "Six-pointer" is a sporting cliché, particularly used in association football, used to describe a game between two teams with similar league positions...
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    The German Wirehaired Pointer is a medium to large-sized griffon type breed of dog developed in the 19th century in Germany for versatile hunting. It...
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  • In computer science, a smart pointer is an abstract data type that simulates a pointer while providing added features, such as automatic memory management...
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  • computer science, a pointer machine is an atomistic abstract computational machine whose storage structure is a graph. A pointer algorithm could also...
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  • In a multithreaded computing environment, hazard pointers are one approach to solving the problems posed by dynamic memory management of the nodes in a...
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    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...
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    Longhaired Pointer is a German breed of gundog. It is closely related to the other German pointer breeds, the German Shorthaired Pointer, the German...
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