pointer
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɔɪntə(r)
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
pointer (plural pointers)
- Anything that points or is used for pointing.
- A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
- A breed of hunting dog.
- (programming) A variable which holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
- (computing) An icon that indicates the position of the mouse; a cursor.
- A tip, a bit of advice (usually plural.)
- The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.
[edit] Synonyms
- (of a timepiece): hand
- (of a measuring device): needle
- (icon): mouse pointer
- (programming) reference
[edit] See also
- (programming) dereference
[edit] Translations
anything that points or is used for pointing
of a timepiece or measuring device
computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable
computing: icon indicating mouse position See mouse pointer
[edit] Derived terms
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pwɛ̃.te/
[edit] Verb
pointer
- point (to extend finger)
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of pointer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pointer | avoir pointé | |||||
| gerund | en pointant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | pointant | ||||||
| past participle | pointé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | pointe | pointes | pointe | pointons | pointez | pointent |
| imperfect | pointais | pointais | pointait | pointions | pointiez | pointaient | |
| past historic | pointai | pointas | pointa | pointâmes | pointâtes | pointèrent | |
| future | pointerai | pointeras | pointera | pointerons | pointerez | pointeront | |
| conditional | pointerais | pointerais | pointerait | pointerions | pointeriez | pointeraient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | pointe | pointes | pointe | pointions | pointiez | pointent |
| imperfect | pointasse | pointasses | pointât | pointassions | pointassiez | pointassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | pointe | — | pointons | pointez | — | ||
This French entry was created from the translations listed at point. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see pointer in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2008
