Pointer (disambiguation) — Pointer may refer to: * Pointing breed, a group of breeds of hunting dog breed trained to point at prey * Pointer (dog breed), the English pointer * Pointer (computing), a datatype used in programming * Cursor (computers), the pointing icon on a… … Wikipedia
pointer — 1. pointer [ pwɛ̃te ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIIIe; de 1. point I ♦ 1 ♦ Marquer d un point (qqch.) pour faire un contrôle. ⇒ pointage (2o). Son secrétaire « lui présentait une liste de noms, qu il examinait et pointait au crayon rouge »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pointer machine — In theoretical computer science a pointer machine is an atomistic abstract computational machine model akin to the Random access machine.Depending on the type, a pointer machine may be called a linking automaton, a KU machine, an SMM, an… … Wikipedia
POINTER — v. a. Porter un coup avec la pointe d une épée, d un sabre. Pendant qu il haussait le bras, son ennemi le pointa. POINTER, signifie aussi, Diriger quelque chose vers un point en mirant. Pointer le canon contre un bastion. Pointer juste. Cet… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
Pointer swizzling — In computer science, pointer swizzling is the conversion of references based on name or position to direct pointer references. It is typically performed during the deserialization (loading) of a relocatable object from disk, such as an executable … Wikipedia
POINTER — v. tr. Diriger quelque instrument vers un point en visant. Pointer le canon contre un ouvrage de l’ennemi. Pointer juste. Cet artilleur pointe bien. Pointer une lunette, un télescope, un niveau. POINTER signifie aussi Faire des points avec le… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
Opaque pointer — In computer programming, an opaque pointer is a special case of an opaque data type, a datatype that is declared to be a pointer to a record or data structure of some unspecified type. Opaque pointers are present in several programming languages… … Wikipedia
Hazard pointer — In a multithreaded computing environment, a hazard pointer is an element used by a methodology that allows the memory allocated to the nodes of lock free dynamic shared objects to be reclaimed. Using the methodology, each thread keeps a list of… … Wikipedia
Birmingham Journal (eighteenth century) — The Birmingham Journal was the first newspaper known to have been published in Birmingham, England. Little is known of it as few records remain, but a single copy survives in Birmingham Central Library: Number 28, dated Monday May 21 1733. [cite… … Wikipedia
John Thomas sign — The John Thomas sign, also known as the Throckmorton sign,WhoNamedIt|synd|3050] is a joke in the medical community which involves the position of a penis as it relates to pathology on an x ray of a pelvis.cite journal |author=Thomas MC, Lyons BD … Wikipedia
