apontador

Portuguese

Etymology

Apontar (“to point; to sharpen”) +‎ -dor.

Noun

apontador m (plural es, feminine apontadora, feminine plural apontadoras)

1. something which points (shows where something is)
2. (Brazil) pencil sharpener
3. (programming) pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location)
4. laser pointer

Synonyms

• (pencil sharpener): apontadora, apara-lápis (Portugal)
• (variable that holds address): ponteiro
• (laser pointer): apontador laser, caneta laser