Pointer vs Ptr - What's the difference?
pointer | ptr | abbreviation |
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.)
(in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 18
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia
, work=BBC Sport
(programming) pointer
* 1993', "lbunch", ''C++ dynamic array of '''ptrs'' (on newsgroup ''comp.sys.mac.oop.macapp3 )
* 1998', "Malcolm Watts", ''Passing memory '''ptrs between lib and C++ code ?'' (on newsgroup ''comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory )
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Ptr is a abbreviation of pointer.
In programming terms the difference between pointer and ptr
is that pointer is a variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored while ptr is pointer.As a noun pointer
is anything that points or is used for pointing.As an abbreviation ptr is
pointer.pointer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.
- a ten-pointer
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