1 (informal) a piece of advice:
Here are some pointers on how to go about the writing task.
2 ~ (to sth) a sign that sth exists; a sign that shows how sth may develop in the future:
The surge in car sales was regarded as an encouraging pointer to an improvement in the economy.
3 a thin strip of metal that points to the numbers on a DIAL on a piece of equipment for measuring sth
4 a stick used to point to things on a map or picture on a wall
5 (computing) a small symbol, for example an arrow that marks a point on a computer screen
6 a large dog used in hunting, trained to stand still with its nose pointing towards the birds being hunted
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for pointer is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is pointer a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, pointer is tagged as noun.
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