dereference

English

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Etymology

de- +‎ reference

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/

Verb

dereference (third-person singular simple present dereferences, present participle dereferencing, simple past and past participle dereferenced)

1. (programming, of a memory location) To obtain the value stored therein in an execution context which interprets that value as the address of a memory location
2. (programming, of a pointer) to access the thing to which the pointer points.

Translations

obtain the value stored therein in an execution context

access the thing to which the pointer points

• Russian: разыменовать (razymenovat')

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• French: ^{(please verify)} déréférencer (fr)

See also

• pointer