pointer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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 that 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.
- (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
- a ten-pointer
- 2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, BBC Sport:
- After another penalty miss, Kvirikashvili finally found the target on 27 minutes before Flood hit back with a three-pointer of his own.
Synonyms[edit]
- (teacher's pointer): fescue
- (of a timepiece): hand
- (of a measuring device): needle
- (icon): mouse pointer
- (programming) reference
See also[edit]
Translations[edit]
anything that points or is used for pointing
of a timepiece or measuring device
dog
computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable
computing: icon indicating mouse position — see mouse pointer
advice — see advice
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English pointer.
Noun[edit]
pointer m (plural pointers, diminutive pointertje)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
point + -er, from an earlier poindre
Verb[edit]
pointer
- to point to, to point at
- (by extension) to indicate, to show
- to point out
- (reflexive) to show up, turn up
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of pointer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pointer | avoir pointé | |||||
| gerund | en pointant | en ayant pointé | |||||
| 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 historic1 | 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 anterior1 | 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 |
| imperfect1 | pointasse | pointasses | pointât | pointassions | pointassiez | pointassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | pointe | — | pointons | pointez | — | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From English pointer
Noun[edit]
pointer m (plural pointers)
- pointer (dog)
