pointers

noun

1. 1

   Anything that points or is used for pointing.

2. 2

   A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.

3. 3

   A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

4. 4

   A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

5. 5

   A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

6. 6

   An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.

7. 7

   (chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.

   “The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.”

8. 8

   (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.

   “a ten-pointer”