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Pointer

//ˈpɔɪn.tə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Anything that points or is used for pointing.; One who points.

    "The talkers and pointers had undermined him. They had touched him with the acid of their suspicions, and the corrosion spread until he himself had lost sight of the truth."

  2. 2
    a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything that points or is used for pointing.; A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
  4. 4
    (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions wordnet
  5. 5
    Anything that points or is used for pointing.; A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
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  1. 6
    an indicator as on a dial wordnet
  2. 7
    Anything that points or is used for pointing.; A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

    "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."

  3. 8
    a mark to indicate a direction or relation wordnet
  4. 9
    Anything that points or is used for pointing.; A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

    "I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures.""

  5. 10
    Anything that points or is used for pointing.; An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.

    "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."

  6. 11
    A tip, a bit of advice. in-plural

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

  7. 12
    Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.

    "pencil pointer"

  8. 13
    Something worth a given number of points.

    "a ten-pointer"

Etymology

From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).

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