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Pointer vs Grabber - What's the difference?

pointer | grabber |

As nouns the difference between pointer and grabber

is that pointer is anything that points or is used for pointing while grabber is one who, or that which, grabs (seizes).

pointer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 18 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=After another penalty miss, Kvirikashvili finally found the target on 27 minutes before Flood hit back with a three-pointer of his own.}}

    Synonyms

    * (sense, teacher's pointer) fescue * (of a timepiece) hand * (of a measuring device) needle * (icon) mouse pointer * (programming) reference

    See also

    * (programming) dereference, address

    Derived terms

    * null pointer * white pointer * dangling pointer

    See also

    * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    grabber

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, grabs (seizes).
  • (television, film) A line of dialogue, etc. that captures the viewer's attention.
  • * 2001 , Lydia Wilen, ?Joan Wilen, How to Sell Your Screenplay (page 166)
    • Get to the story and make sure that line 6 or 7 is a grabber . TV viewers have attention spans of fifteen seconds, and then they hit the remote.