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American family R&B vocal group
The Pointer Sisters are an American female vocal group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They have
The_Pointer_Sisters
Topics referred to by the same term
up pointer or pointers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pointer may refer to: Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
Pointer
1939 Mickey Mouse cartoon
The Pointer is an American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures on July 21, 1939, shown in theaters
The_Pointer
Surname list
Pointer is a surname. Notable persons with the name include: Aaron Pointer (born 1942), American baseball player Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American singer
Pointer_(surname)
Quantum states less perturbed by decoherence than others
are the quantum equivalents of the classical states of the system after decoherence has occurred through interaction with the environment. 'Pointer' refers
Pointer_state
Musical artist
Ruth Pointer Johnson (born March 24, 1984), known professionally as Sadako Pointer, is an American singer. Born in 1984, Sadako Pointer is the granddaughter
Sadako_Pointer
American singer (born 1946)
Esther Pointer (born March 19, 1946) is an American singer best known as the eldest member of the family vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Pointer joined
Ruth_Pointer
Object which stores memory addresses in a computer program
I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." — Donald Knuth, Structured Programming
Pointer (computer programming)
Pointer_(computer_programming)
Indicator showing where text would be input
to show the current position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input, such as a text cursor or a mouse pointer. Cursor
Cursor_(user_interface)
Opaque data type which stores a memory address
computer programming, an opaque pointer is a special case of an opaque data type, a data type declared to be a pointer to a record or data structure of
Opaque_pointer
Basketball field goal made from beyond the designated three-point line (arc)
(also 3-pointer, three, trey, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket
Three-point_field_goal
German breed of dog
The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of continental pointing dog of Braque type. It originated in the nineteenth century
German_Shorthaired_Pointer
Pointer that does not point to a valid object
Dangling pointers and wild pointers in computer programming are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type. These are special
Dangling_pointer
This is the discography of American R&B/soul/pop vocal group The Pointer Sisters. The group charted 16 songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and
The Pointer Sisters discography
The_Pointer_Sisters_discography
Dog breed
German pointer breeds, the German Short-haired Pointer, the German Long-haired Pointer and the Large Münsterländer. It was definitively accepted by the Fédération
German_Wirehaired_Pointer
Handheld device that emits a laser beam
A laser pointer or laser pen is a (typically battery-powered) handheld device that uses a laser diode to emit a narrow low-power visible laser beam (i
Laser_pointer
Computer science term
In computer science, pointer swizzling is the conversion of references based on name or position into direct pointer references (memory addresses). It
Pointer_swizzling
American singer (1953–2006)
Antoinette Pointer (November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American singer, best known as the youngest of the founding members of the vocal group the Pointer
June_Pointer
American singer and songwriter (1948–2022)
Pointer (January 23, 1948 – December 31, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters
Anita_Pointer
Value indicating that a referenced dataset is invalid or doesn't exist
In computing, a null pointer (sometimes shortened to nullptr or null) or null reference is a value indicating that the pointer or reference does not refer
Null_pointer
American singer (born 1978)
as Issa Pointer, is an American singer and member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Born in 1978 Pointer is the daughter of the Pointer Sisters'
Issa_Pointer
American actress (1924–2025)
Marie Pointer (May 18, 1924 – April 28, 2025) was an American actress of theater, film and television. Pointer began her career in the theater in the late
Priscilla_Pointer
English breed of gundog
The Pointer, sometimes called the English Pointer, is a medium-sized breed of pointing dog developed in England. Pointers are used to find game for hunters
Pointer_(dog_breed)
American singer and songwriter (1950–2020)
"Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 – June 8, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters
Bonnie_Pointer
Programming concept
computing environment, hazard pointers are one approach to solving the problems posed by dynamic memory management of the nodes in a lock-free data structure
Hazard_pointer
British drummer
Michael Pointer (born 22 July 1956) is an English drummer. He is known for his work in the neo-prog bands Marillion and Arena. Pointer was the original
Mick_Pointer
Data type simulating a pointer with additional features
In computer science, a smart pointer is an abstract data type that simulates a pointer while providing added features, such as automatic memory management
Smart_pointer
Species of large lamniform shark
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or great white, is a large shark. It is closely related to
Great_white_shark
Portuguese breed of dog
The Portuguese Pointing Dog or Perdigueiro Português is a Portuguese breed of pointer dog. It is one of several pointing breeds and is mainly used in
Portuguese_Pointer
Solid rod used to point to things
A pointer or pointing stick is a solid rod used to point manually, in the form of a stick, but always finished off or artificially produced. The typical
Pointer_(rod)
General-purpose programming language
pointed-to function. Pointers can be manipulated using assignment or pointer arithmetic. The run-time representation of a pointer value is typically a
C_(programming_language)
Association football cliche
the corresponding term is "four-pointer". In a six-pointer game, the result is particularly crucial since the winning team denies three points to the
Six-pointer
1982 single by the Pointer Sisters
"I'm So Excited" is a song by American girl group the Pointer Sisters. Jointly written and composed by the sisters in collaboration with Trevor Lawrence,
I'm_So_Excited
Class of computer memory address reference
In computer science, a tagged pointer is a pointer (concretely a memory address) with additional data associated with it, such as an indirection bit or
Tagged_pointer
Dog breed
The Vizsla (Hungarian: [ˈviʒlɒ]), also known as Hungarian Vizsla, Magyar Vizsla or Hungarian Pointer, is a dog breed from Hungary and belongs to the Fédération
Vizsla
Abstract computational machine model
algorithm could also be an algorithm restricted to the pointer machine model. Some particular types of pointer machines are called a linking automaton, a KU-machine
Pointer_machine
Pointer Telocation was a publicly traded company, headquartered in Israel, that developed automatic vehicle location systems and provided roadside automotive
Pointer_Telocation
Pointer that points to a function
function pointer, also called a subroutine pointer or procedure pointer, is a pointer referencing executable code, rather than data. Dereferencing the function
Function_pointer
German breed of dog
The German Longhaired Pointer or Deutsch Langhaar is a German breed of gundog of pointer type. It is closely related to the other German pointer breeds
German_Longhaired_Pointer
Esoteric, minimalist programming language
be extremely minimalistic, the language consists of only eight simple commands, a data pointer, and an instruction pointer. Brainfuck is an example of
Brainfuck
American jazz violinist and record producer
Pointer (December 26, 1954 – December 19, 1994) was an American jazz violinist and record producer, whose life inspired a music foundation. Pointer made
Noel_Pointer
Hunting dog
breeds. The name pointer comes from the dog's instinct to point, by stopping and aiming its muzzle towards game. This demonstrates to the hunter the location
Pointing_dog
American basketball player (born 1998)
Khayla Pointer (born November 25, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Jacksonville Waves of the UpShot League
Khayla_Pointer
Topics referred to by the same term
Pointer may refer to three Spanish bird dogs: Burgos Pointer, a modern Spanish dog breed from Castile, Spain known in English as the Spanish Pointer Pachón
Spanish_pointer
In computer science, a pointer algorithm (sometimes called a pointer machine, or a reference machine; see the article Pointer machine for a close but non-identical
Pointer_algorithm
1984 song by the Pointer Sisters
group the Pointer Sisters for their tenth studio album Break Out (1983). The song was released by the Planet label on January 13, 1984, as the second
Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)
Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)
Data types supported by the C programming language
uses the concept of a null pointer to denote a pointer that does not refer to any valid data. The macro NULL is often used in place of a null pointer, relying
C_data_types
Hierarchy/layout for directing inodes in a Unix File System
The inode pointer structure is a structure adopted by the inode of a file in the Version 6 Unix file system, Version 7 Unix file system, and Unix File
Inode_pointer_structure
Type qualifier denoting the data as being read-only
the syntax can be confusing. A pointer can be declared as a const pointer to writable value, or a writable pointer to a const value, or const pointer
Const_(computer_programming)
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
mounts the pointer. The modelled rotational period of the Saros pointer is 1,646.3 days (in four rotations along the spiral pointer track); the modern
Antikythera_mechanism
Species of shark
The shortfin mako shark (/ˈmɑːkoʊˌ ˈmeɪ-/; Māori: [ˈmakɔ]; Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a species
Shortfin_mako_shark
1973 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters is the debut studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1973 on the Blue Thumb label. The album yielded the hits "Yes We Can
The_Pointer_Sisters_(album)
Register that stores where in a program a processor is executing
called the instruction pointer (IP) in Intel x86 and Itanium microprocessors, and sometimes called the instruction address register (IAR), the instruction
Program_counter
1983 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
Break Out is the tenth album by the American female vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released on November 1, 1983, on Planet Records, distributed by RCA
Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)
Break_Out_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
Dick Pointer (before 1778 – 1827) was an American frontier hero and an enslaved African. He is best known for his bravery in the defence of Fort Donnally
Dick_Pointer
English footballer
Raymond Pointer (10 October 1936 – 26 January 2016) was an English professional footballer and England international who played as a striker. He had a
Ray_Pointer
Second finger of the human hand
The index finger (also referred to as forefinger, first finger, second finger, pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other
Index_finger
American baseball player (born 1942)
Aaron Elton Pointer (born April 19, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros
Aaron_Pointer
Single-deck midibus body on Dennis and Volvo chassis
The Plaxton Pointer (originally known as the Reeve Burgess Pointer, and later as the TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer) is a single-deck midibus
Plaxton_Pointer
Motor vehicle
The Volkswagen Pointer was a small family car sold by Autolatina in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay from 1994 to 1996. The Pointer was available as a five-door
Volkswagen_Pointer
American basketball player (born 1992)
Sir'Dominic Denzel Pointer (born May 6, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Shabab Al Ahli of the Basketball Champions League Asia
Sir'Dominic_Pointer
Data structure used in computer programs
offsets of the stack pointer, or relative to the top of the frame below, as positive offsets of the frame pointer. The location of the frame pointer itself
Call_stack
Computer fault caused by access to restricted memory
null pointer, which usually points to an address that's not part of the process's address space Dereferencing or assigning to an uninitialized pointer (wild
Segmentation_fault
Mechanism for supporting dynamic dispatch
member variable to the class that points to an array of pointers to (virtual) functions called the virtual method table. These pointers are used at runtime
Virtual_method_table
Determining what or where each pointer points to in program code
In computer science, pointer analysis, or points-to analysis, is a static code analysis technique that establishes which pointers, or heap references,
Pointer_analysis
Dog breed
The German Roughhaired Pointer, more commonly known and internationally recognized as the Deutsch Stichelhaar is a medium-sized breed of pointing dog
German_Roughhaired_Pointer
American lawyer
Throughout her career, Pointer worked as a prominent member of Colorado's water community and served as one of the original board members of the Colorado Water
Vena_Pointer
French breed of dog
The Ariège Pointer is a French breed of hunting dog of pointer type. It originates in the Ariège département of Occitanie, in south-western France. The
Ariège_Pointer
Marvel Comics character
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) as the Collective before becoming a member of the Omega Flight team. Michael Pointer is a mail carrier from North Pole
Michael_Pointer_(character)
Canadian contemporary folk music group
The East Pointers are a Canadian contemporary folk music group from Prince Edward Island, who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year
The_East_Pointers
Keyword in C (programming language)
that pointer, no other pointer will be used to access the same pointed-to object. This limits the effects of pointer aliasing, which can allow the compiler
Restrict
American professional basketball player (born 1988)
collegiately for the Davidson Wildcats, where he was named Conference Player of the Year twice. He set the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers made (162)
Stephen_Curry
Song by Bruce Springsteen
as a 1978 single release by the Pointer Sisters. The song was later released by Robert Gordon and Springsteen himself. The song was first released by neo-rockabilly
Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)
In computer science, a bounded pointer is a pointer that is augmented with additional information that enable the storage bounds within which it may point
Bounded_pointer
joystick to manipulate the motion of a pointer-cursor. Video pointers utilize video overlay technology to superimpose an image of a pointer-cursor over another
Video_pointer
Set of memory models of the x86 CPU
segment registers are used and the default size of pointers. Four registers are used to refer to four segments on the 16-bit x86 segmented memory architecture
X86_memory_models
Bruise on the pelvis from blunt trauma
A hip pointer is a contusion on the pelvis caused by a direct blow or a bad fall at an iliac crest and/or hip bone and a bruise of the abdominal muscles
Hip_pointer
Subcompact car manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil
known as the Volkswagen Gol in most markets, with the exception of Egypt, Ukraine and CIS, where they are marketed as the Volkswagen Pointer. The first-generation
Volkswagen_Gol
Dog breed
The Old Spanish Pointer, or Perro de Punta Español, is an extinct breed of Spanish pointing dogs known from the Early Modern Period; it is considered
Old_Spanish_Pointer
multiple independent pointers at the windowing system level. These pointers are all connected to one computer. Unlike many other multi-pointer applications and
Multi-Pointer_X
Dog breed
remain more popular. Known for its calm disposition, the Stabij is a soft-mouthed retriever, a fine pointer, excellent tracker, and a good alert dog. It has
Stabyhoun
Address to memory outside immediate vicinity
a far pointer is a pointer to memory in a specific context, such as a segment selector making it possible to point to addresses outside of the default
Far_pointer
Dog breed
The Burgos Pointer (Spanish: Perdiguero de Burgos), also called the Burgalese Pointer, is a breed of dog native to Spain. Originating from Castile, especially
Burgos_Pointer
1978 album by Bonnie Pointer
Pointer is the debut studio album by Bonnie Pointer, released in 1978 on the Motown label. The album was released a year after her dismissal from the
Bonnie_Pointer_(1978_album)
English cleric and antiquary (1668–1754)
John Pointer (1668–1754) was an English cleric and antiquary. Born at Alkerton, Oxfordshire, on 19 May 1668, he was son of John Pointer, rector there from
John_Pointer_(antiquary)
Tree data structure
in-tree or parent pointer tree is an N-ary tree data structure in which each node has a pointer to its parent node, but no pointers to child nodes. When
Parent_pointer_tree
Computer science process
persistently. The term fat pointer simply refers to a pointer with additional associated information. The additional information may be a vtable pointer for dynamic
Dynamic_dispatch
1978 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
the fifth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1978 on the Planet label. After a brief split following sister Bonnie's departure from the
Energy (Pointer Sisters album)
Energy_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
Memory-safe dialect of the C programming language
kinds of pointer: * (the normal type) @ (the never-NULL pointer), and ? (the only type with pointer arithmetic allowed, "fat" pointers). The purpose of
Cyclone (programming language)
Cyclone_(programming_language)
Jewish ritual pointer
Jewish ritual pointer, or stylus, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah
Yad
Style of human–computer interaction
WIMP stands for "windows, icons, menus, pointer", denoting a style of interaction using these elements of the user interface. Other expansions are sometimes
WIMP_(computing)
French basketball player (born 2004)
117–106 loss to the Denver Nuggets. He joined Raef LaFrentz as the only players in NBA history to put up 200+ blocks and make 100+ three-pointers in a season
Victor_Wembanyama
Return type for functions that do not output values when called
also support the void pointer (or pointer to void type), denoted void*, but this is an unrelated notion. Variables of this type are pointers to data of
Void_type
Unary operators that add or subtract one from their operand, respectively
operator increases, and the decrement operator decreases, the value of its operand by 1. The operand must have an arithmetic or pointer data type, and must
Increment and decrement operators
Increment_and_decrement_operators
Pointer is the official magazine of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Established in 1975, it is issued quarterly, and read primarily by SAF officers
Pointer_(magazine)
Form of text that defines C code
of pointers – passing a pointer to a pointer. An int pointer named a is defined on line 9 and its address is passed to the function on line 10. The function
C_syntax
Abstract data type
a singly linked list with a pointer to the top element. A stack may be implemented to have a bounded capacity. If the stack is full and does not contain
Stack_(abstract_data_type)
Quickly accessible working storage available as part of a digital processor
elements of the program state; they usually include the program counter, also called the instruction pointer, and the status register; the program counter
Processor_register
1976 compilation album by The Pointer Sisters
The Best of the Pointer Sisters is the first compilation album released by The Pointer Sisters on the ABC/Blue Thumb record label in July 1976. It includes
The Best of the Pointer Sisters
The_Best_of_the_Pointer_Sisters
Anomaly in computer security and programming
find a pointer to the vulnerable stack buffer and compute the location of their shellcode relative to that pointer. The attacker will then use the overwrite
Buffer_overflow
THE POINTER
THE POINTER
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Modern, Tamil
Nil
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Gift of God
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
THE POINTER
THE POINTER
Boy/Male
English
Area of Birch Trees
Girl/Female
Sikh
Gratitude
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the subduer
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Pure
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Sunshine
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nagajothi | நாகஜோதீ
Diomand light of snake
Boy/Male
Gaelic
From Bruys.
Girl/Female
Greek
All-gift. In Greek mythology, Pandora's curiosity led her to open a mysterious box, thereby...
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pratibha | பà¯à®°à®¤à®¿à®ªà®¾
Light, Keen intellect
THE POINTER
THE POINTER
THE POINTER
THE POINTER
THE POINTER
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
n.
The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.
n.
The parson bird.
v. t.
See Tie, the proper orthography.
pron.
The objective case of they. See They.
v. t.
A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
pron.
The objective case of thou. See Thou.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
n.
The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
v. i.
See Thee.
n.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
def. art.
The.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
obj.
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
n.
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
v. t.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
obj.
This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of.
n.
A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
n.
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.