Meaning & use
pointer
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a helpful piece of advice or a useful tip.
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The coach gave the new players a few pointers before the game.
Her mentor offered pointers on how to structure the presentation.
A note on using this word
In everyday speech, 'pointer' most often means a helpful tip; the same word has a distinct technical meaning in computer programming and also names a breed of hunting dog.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
a variable in computer programming that stores the memory address of another value
The function takes a pointer to the array's first element.
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