pointer
- Noun. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
- Noun. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
- Noun. A breed of hunting dog.
- Noun. (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
- Noun. (computing) An icon that indicates the position of the mouse; a cursor.
- Noun. A tip, a bit of advice (usually plural.).
- Noun. (context, in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
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