What is the meaning of Pointer?

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

  1. One who points.
  2. A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.

    One who points.

    A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.

    A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

    A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

    A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

    An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.

    A tip, a bit of advice.

    Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.

    Something worth a given number of points.

    pointer

    to point to/at

    to indicate, to show, to point out

    to clock in, to clock on, to punch in; to clock out, to clock off, to punch out (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card)

    to show up, turn up

    pointer (dog)

    pointer (breed of hunting dog)

    pointer

    pointer (dog breed)

    Source: wiktionary.org