pointer — 1. (poin té) v. a. 1° Porter un coup avec la pointe d une épée, d un sabre. Pendant qu il haussait le bras, son ennemi le pointa. 2° Terme de boucherie. Égorger un boeuf. 3° Faire des points avec le pinceau, le burin, la plume. Pointer les… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Pointer — Point er, n. One who, or that which, points. Specifically: (a) The hand of a timepiece. (b) (Zo[ o]l.) 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.) The two stars (Merak… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pointer — 1. pointer [ pwɛ̃te ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIIIe; de 1. point I ♦ 1 ♦ Marquer d un point (qqch.) pour faire un contrôle. ⇒ pointage (2o). Son secrétaire « lui présentait une liste de noms, qu il examinait et pointait au crayon rouge »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pointer — point|er [ˈpɔıntə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(advice)¦ 2¦(sign)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4¦(stick)¦ 5¦(shows number/direction etc)¦ 6¦(dog)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(ADVICE)¦ a useful piece of advice or information that helps you to do or understand something = ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pointer — /poyn teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that points. 2. a long, tapering stick used by teachers, lecturers, etc., in pointing things out on a map, blackboard, or the like. 3. the hand on a watch dial, clock face, scale, etc. 4. Mil. the member of… … Universalium
Pointer (computing) — This article is about the programming data type. For the input interface (for example a computer mouse), see Pointing device. Pointer a pointing to the memory address associated with variable b. Note that in this particular diagram, the computing … Wikipedia
Pointer machine — In theoretical computer science a pointer machine is an atomistic abstract computational machine model akin to the Random access machine.Depending on the type, a pointer machine may be called a linking automaton, a KU machine, an SMM, an… … Wikipedia
pointer — noun (C) 1 SHOWS NUMBER/DIRECTION ETC a thin piece of metal that points to a number or direction on a piece of equipment, for example on a measuring instrument: The pointer is halfway between and pounds. 2 STICK a long stick used to point at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pointer — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
direction — Synonyms and related words: Zeitgeist, action, actuation, address, administering, administration, admonition, advice, advising, advocacy, agency, angle, animation, arrow, avenue, bearing, billhead, blaze, briefing, catechization, caution, caveat … Moby Thesaurus