pointer

type which stores memory addresses in a computer program
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pointer

Summary

pointer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pointer's GND ID is recorded as 4285887-2[2].
  • pointer's subclass of is recorded as data type[3].
  • pointer's subclass of is recorded as handle[4].
  • pointer's has use is recorded as indirection[5].
  • pointer's Commons category is recorded as Pointers (computing)[6].
  • pointer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02c0cf[7].
  • pointer's facet of is recorded as pointee[8].
  • pointer's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/pointers[9].
  • pointer's manifestation of is recorded as reference data type[10].
  • pointer's Treccani ID is recorded as puntatore[11].
  • pointer's schematic is recorded as Pointers.svg[12].
  • pointer's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 161969638[13].
  • pointer's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as pointer[14].
  • pointer's IEV number is recorded as 171-02-38[15].
  • pointer's Namuwiki ID is recorded as C(프로그래밍 언어)/포인터[16].
  • pointer's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/memory-pointer[17].
  • pointer's C64-Wiki ID is recorded as Zeiger[18].

Why It Matters

pointer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[1] pointer has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] pointer is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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