mid-14c., "a tiler" (early 13c. as a surname), agent noun from point (v.). From c. 1500 as "maker of needlepoint lace." From 1570s as "thing that points;" meaning "d [..]

a small image on the screen (typically an arrow) indicating where the user is currently pointing. The pointer is moved by a pointing device, such as a mouse, a tablet, or a touchpad.

arrow: a mark to indicate a direction or relation an indicator as on a dial cursor: (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows t [..]

A function indicator that (a) is under the direct control of a computer operator, and (b) is used to indicate displayed information, to highlight data, to identify areas of interest, to serve as a graphic display cursor, and/or to select icons. 2. In computer graphics, a manually operated functional unit used to specify an addressable point. 3. In [..]

is the symbol on the screen that represents the current position of the mouse. It moves when you move the mouse.

)(1) In graphical user interfaces, a pointer is a small arrow or other symbol on the display screen that moves as you move the mouse. You can select commands and options by positioning the tip of the [..]

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Text at the end of an article indicating where in the newspaper or magazine the reader can find related articles.

When you look through the eyepiece lens, you may see a pointer.  By turning the eyepiece, you can rotate the pointer around. 

A pointer is a word, picture, or navigation element that when clicked on, moves a user from one point in a document to another or to another document altogether. It is the same as a link.

Strictly speaking, in Java, a pointer is a reference that is guaranteed not to be null. However, when people use the term pointer, they usually mean C++ style direct hardware address pointers, with po [..]

(n) a mark to indicate a direction or relation(n) an indicator as on a dial(n) (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the us [..]

A variable that contains the address of a location in memory. The location is the starting point of an allocated object, such as an object or value type, or the element of an array.

member of a gun crew who positions the gun up and down.

In larger weapons, the member of the gun crew assigned to move the gun in elevation to aim. Compare with TRAINER.

Large, short coated active bird dog AKC Registered Breed

A variable in a language like C that contains the exact memory location of some other item. Perl handles pointers internally so you don't have to worry about them. Instead, you just use symbolic pointers in the form of keys and variable names, or hard references, which aren't pointers (but act like pointers and do in fact contain pointers [..]

A simple object that records the address of some other object, of some specified type. Pointers can be used to access the pointed-to object by means of the dereference operator (*) and the member dere [..]

A variable

is essentially the same as a memory address

an object holding an address or 0. TC++PL 2.3.3, 5.1, D&E 9.2.2.1, 11.4.4.

A pointer is an index entry in the directory of a disk (or other storage medium) that identifies the space on the disc in which an electronic document or piece of electronic data resides, thereby preventing that space from being overwritten by other data. In most cases, when an electronic document is “deleted,” the pointer is deleted, which allows [..]

A pointer is an index entry in the directory of a disk (or other storage medium) that identifies the space on the disc in which an electronic document or piece of electronic data resides, thereby preventing that space from being overwritten by other data. In most cases, when an electronic document is “deleted,” the pointer is deleted, which allows [..]

Anything that points or is used for pointing. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device. A breed of hunting dog. ( [..]