pointer

Definitions

• Anything that points or is used for pointing.
• A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
• A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
• (hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
• (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
• (graphical user interface) An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
• (mostly) A tip, a bit of advice.
• (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.