Pointer
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One who, or that which, points. Specifically:(a) The hand of a timepiece.(b) (Zoöl.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game,and with the nose point it out to sportsmen. (c) pl. (Astron.)
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A pointer is a data type of a programming language. Pointers are basically variables that can point to another location in memory.
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A data type found in computer programming languages such as C . It is a variable that holds the memory address of another variable.
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A person from Verplanck, New York that can be identified by their lack of teeth and extremely large foreheads.
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An ineffective member of Top Level Mgmt bought in when a work situation has become troublesome but a shouter has failed to bring things back on track. Whilst the aim is for the pointer to fix things by putting the fear of god into a team they generally fail and pass the blame to other members of the team as a result gaining a significant bonus.
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To a programmer, it is the root of all evil, headaches, and bugs.
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A long, thin piece of metal on a scale or dial which moves to indicate a figure or position.
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Fraud detection software using advanced mathematics. A software product by PotentiaN
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