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Webster 1913 Edition
Pointer
Point′er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, points.
Specifically: (a)
The hand of a timepiece.
(b)
(Zool.)
One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.
(c)
pl.
(Astron.)
The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.
See Illust. of Ursa Major
. (b)
pl.
(Naut.)
Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pointer
POINT'ER
,Noun.
1.
The hand of a time-piece.2.
A dog that points out the game to sportsmen.Definition 2024
pointer
pointer
English
Noun
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
Synonyms
- (teacher's pointer): fescue
- (of a timepiece): hand
- (of a measuring device): needle
- (icon): cursor
- (programming) reference
See also
Translations
anything that points or is used for pointing
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of a timepiece or measuring device
dog
computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable
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computing: icon indicating mouse position — see cursor
advice — see advice
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
point + -er, from the past participle of poindre.
Verb
pointer
- to point to, to point at
- (by extension) to indicate, to show, to point out
- to punch in, to clock in
- (reflexive) to show up, turn up
Conjugation
Conjugation of pointer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | pointer | avoir pointé | |||||
| gerund | en pointant | en ayant pointé | |||||
| present participle | pointant /pwɛ̃.tɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | pointé /pwɛ̃.te/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | pointe /pwɛ̃t/ |
pointes /pwɛ̃t/ |
pointe /pwɛ̃t/ |
pointons /pwɛ̃.tɔ̃/ |
pointez /pwɛ̃.te/ |
pointent /pwɛ̃t/ |
| imperfect | pointais /pwɛ̃.tɛ/ |
pointais /pwɛ̃.tɛ/ |
pointait /pwɛ̃.tɛ/ |
pointions /pwɛ̃.tjɔ̃/ |
pointiez /pwɛ̃.tje/ |
pointaient /pwɛ̃.tɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | pointai /pwɛ̃.te/ |
pointas /pwɛ̃.ta/ |
pointa /pwɛ̃.ta/ |
pointâmes /pwɛ̃.tam/ |
pointâtes /pwɛ̃.tat/ |
pointèrent /pwɛ̃.tɛʁ/ |
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| future | pointerai /pwɛ̃.tʁe/ |
pointeras /pwɛ̃.tʁa/ |
pointera /pwɛ̃.tʁa/ |
pointerons /pwɛ̃.tʁɔ̃/ |
pointerez /pwɛ̃.tʁe/ |
pointeront /pwɛ̃.tʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | pointerais /pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/ |
pointerais /pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/ |
pointerait /pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/ |
pointerions /pwɛ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
pointeriez /pwɛ̃.tə.ʁje/ |
pointeraient /pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/ |
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| 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 /pwɛ̃t/ |
pointes /pwɛ̃t/ |
pointe /pwɛ̃t/ |
pointions /pwɛ̃.tjɔ̃/ |
pointiez /pwɛ̃.tje/ |
pointent /pwɛ̃t/ |
| imperfect1 |
pointasse /pwɛ̃.tas/ |
pointasses /pwɛ̃.tas/ |
pointât /pwɛ̃.ta/ |
pointassions /pwɛ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ |
pointassiez /pwɛ̃.ta.sje/ |
pointassent /pwɛ̃.tas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | pointe /pwɛ̃t/ |
— | pointons /pwɛ̃.tɔ̃/ |
pointez /pwɛ̃.te/ |
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
pointer m (plural pointers)
- pointer (dog)