pointer

baguette, pointeur

Baguette longue et fine servant à montrer des éléments sur un tableau, une carte ou un écran.

En anglais simple : A long, thin stick used to show things on a board, map, or screen.

• The teacher held a pointer.
• She used her pointer to show the river on the map.
• He tapped the board with a wooden pointer.

Synonymes : pointing stick

Expressions courantes : teacher’s pointer, wooden pointer, use a pointer

pointeur

Variable informatique qui contient l’adresse d’un emplacement de mémoire où des données peuvent être stockées.

En anglais simple : A computer variable that stores the address of a place in memory where data can be kept.

• The pointer contains a memory address.
• Check whether the pointer is null.
• The program stores pointers to several objects.

Comment l'utiliser : pointer to something (This variable contains a pointer to the first record.)

Synonymes : reference

Expressions courantes : null pointer, pointer variable, pointer to something

pointeur, indicateur

Personne ou chose qui indique où se trouve quelque chose en pointant dans sa direction.

En anglais simple : Someone or something that shows where something is by pointing toward it.

• Her finger served as a pointer.
• The arrow acts as a pointer toward the exit.
• We chose one child as the pointer and another as the speaker.

Expressions courantes : act as pointer, serve as pointer, pointer and speaker