Signifying vs Pointer - What's the difference?
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* (c. 1603), Act V, Scene V:
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
Signifying is a related term of pointer.
As a verb signifying
is .As a noun pointer is
anything that points or is used for pointing.signifying
English
Verb
(head)- Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
- that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
- and then is heard no more: it is a tale
- told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
- signifying nothing.
pointer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.
- a ten-pointer
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