Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 6 compound words that contain pointer. The most common are listed below. Open pointer in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- null pointerA pointer that does not point to any data object.
- laser pointerA device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance
- mouse pointercursor/pointer
- three-pointerA goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
- six-pointerA match between two teams on a similar number of points (in a league using the three-points-for-a-win system); so called because the difference between a side winning and losing the match is a six-point swing relative to their opponents.
- finger-pointerOne who finger-points.
- back pointerA pointer that reciprocates another structure's pointer to its own containing structure, typically found in doubly linked lists and trees.
- function pointera pointer that points to a function
- pointer fingerA forefinger.
- smart pointerA form of pointer with additional features such as automatic memory management or bounds checking.
- West PointerA graduate of USMA (United States Military Academy).
- white pointerCarcharodon carcharias, a species of shark.
- wild pointerAn uninitialized pointer.
- Portuguese PointerA breed of dog developed as a gun dog in Portugal.
- Hungarian PointerSynonym of Vizsla: A dog breed originating in Hungary.
- dangling pointerA pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location) that does not reference a valid object.
- point-to-pointerA horse that takes part in point-to-point races.
- Faraday pointerA pointer or torch/flashlight powered by a battery that may be recharged by shaking.
- five-pointerA five-point Calvinist.
- Slovak Rough-haired PointerA gundog breed developed after World War II in Slovakia.
- German Shorthaired PointerA breed of gundog of German origin that has a liver or liver and white short coat.
- German Wirehaired PointerA medium to large-sized griffon-type breed of dog developed in the 19th century in Germany for versatile hunting.
- shared pointerA smart pointer that allows other pointers to point to the same address.
- station pointerA surveyor's instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed.
- pointer fingersplural of pointer finger: A forefinger.
Compound words 6
- downpointerA pointer in a hierarchical data structure that points to the node that is down from the current node.
- pointerlessWithout the use of pointers.
- nonpointerA variable, etc. that is not a pointer.
- telepointerA cursor used to mark the point on a screen display at which the presenter is pointing.
- fingerpointerAlternative form of finger-pointer: One who finger-points.
- pointerlikeLike a pointer (needle-like indicator).