Zeiger
German
Etymology
zeigen (“to point”) + -er. In the computing senses, a calque of English pointer.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zeiger m (strong, genitive Zeigers, plural Zeiger)
- pointer, locator
- hand (of a clock or watch)
- Synonym: Uhrzeiger
- (programming) pointer
- Synonym: Pointer
Declension
Declension of Zeiger [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- (pointer): Mauszeiger, Planzeiger
- (hand): Stundenzeiger, Minutenzeiger, Sekundenzeiger
Related terms
Proper noun
Zeiger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zeigers or (with an article) Zeiger, feminine genitive Zeiger, plural Zeigers or Zeiger)
- a surname
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