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POINTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pointer mean? 

POINTER (noun)
  The noun POINTER has 4 senses:

1. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
2. an indicator as on a dial
3. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
4. a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game

  Familiarity information: POINTER used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


POINTER (noun)


Sense 1pointer [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A mark to indicate a direction or relation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

arrow; pointer

Hypernyms ("pointer" is a kind of...):

mark (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation))

Meronyms (parts of "pointer"):

shaft (a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer)

head; point (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer)


Sense 2pointer [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

An indicator as on a dial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pointer" is a kind of...):

indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pointer"):

hand (a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece)

electronic stylus; light pen ((computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated)

needle (a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument)


Sense 3pointer [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

(computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cursor; pointer

Hypernyms ("pointer" is a kind of...):

indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)


Sense 4pointer [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Spanish pointer; pointer

Hypernyms ("pointer" is a kind of...):

gun dog; sporting dog (a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pointer"):

German short-haired pointer (liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound)

Hungarian pointer; vizla (Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat)


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