a useful pointer

  • 1pointer — point‧er [ˈpɔɪntə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a useful piece of advice or information that helps you do or understand something: • He occasionally gets pointers on public speaking from media consultants. 2. something that shows how a situation is… …

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  • 2Pointer (computing) — This article is about the programming data type. For the input interface (for example a computer mouse), see Pointing device. Pointer a pointing to the memory address associated with variable b. Note that in this particular diagram, the computing …

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  • 3pointer — point|er [ˈpɔıntə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(advice)¦ 2¦(sign)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4¦(stick)¦ 5¦(shows number/direction etc)¦ 6¦(dog)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(ADVICE)¦ a useful piece of advice or information that helps you to do or understand something = ↑ …

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  • 4pointer — noun 1 advice/indications ADJECTIVE ▪ good, important ▪ clear, obvious ▪ practical, useful VERB + POINTER …

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  • 5Pointer 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 …

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  • 6useful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make yourself ▪ She told Fred to make himself useful …

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  • 7pointer — [[t]pɔ͟ɪntə(r)[/t]] pointers 1) N COUNT: with supp A pointer is a piece of advice or information which helps you to understand a situation or to find a way of making progress. I hope at least my daughter was able to offer you some useful pointers …

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  • 8pointer — noun (C) 1 SHOWS NUMBER/DIRECTION ETC a thin piece of metal that points to a number or direction on a piece of equipment, for example on a measuring instrument: The pointer is halfway between and pounds. 2 STICK a long stick used to point at… …

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  • 9pointer — noun Date: 1574 1. a. plural, capitalized the two stars in the Big Dipper a line through which points to the North Star b. one that points out; especially a rod used to direct attention c. a computer memory address that contains another address… …

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  • 10pointer — n 1. indicator, index, sign, indicant; clue, key, reference, reference mark, landmark; arrow, director, guide; guiding star, polestar, lodestar, compass, needle. 2. advice, useful information, tip, recommendation, suggestion, word to the wise,… …

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