Showing vs Pointer - What's the difference?
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An occasion when something is shown.
A result, a judgement.
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.
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Showing is a related term of pointer.
As nouns the difference between showing and pointer
is that showing is an occasion when something is shown while pointer is anything that points or is used for pointing.As a verb showing
is .showing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
- He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.
pointer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.
- a ten-pointer
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