Pointerlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a pointer (needle-like indicator).

    "Twins in many respects, each tube has a light-sensitive screen and a pointerlike beam of electrons."

  2. 2
    Like a pointer (hunting dog).

    "Originally called the Weimar pointer, the dog is pointerlike in general outline and similar to the German short-haired pointer, only larger."

  3. 3
    Like a pointer (variable holding a memory address).

    "You must resist the temptation to implement basic data structures such as linked lists and trees just because a pointerlike capability is available."

Example

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"Twins in many respects, each tube has a light-sensitive screen and a pointerlike beam of electrons."

Etymology

From pointer + -like.

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