💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dangling pointer"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pointernoun | Anything that points or is used for pointing. |
| smart pointernoun | (programming) A form of pointer with additional features such as automatic memory management or bounds checking. |
| shared pointernoun | (programming) A smart pointer that allows other pointers to point to the same address. |
| function pointernoun | (computing) a pointer that points to a function |
| back pointernoun | (programming) A pointer that reciprocates another structure's pointer to its own containing structure, typically found in doubly linked lists and trees. |
| pointeenoun | (computing) The data or object referenced by a pointer. |
| free variablenoun | (mathematics, logic) A variable (occurring within some expression or well-formed formula) which is not bound by a quantifier or analogous symbol (such as a lambda abstractor, the "differential d" near the end of an integral or differential form, or a summation symbol). |
| downpointernoun | (aviation) An indicator that points toward the ground. |
| delegatenoun | A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy. |
| discardverb | (transitive) To throw away, to reject. |
| selectornoun | Someone or something which selects or chooses. |
| optional | Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective. |
| callbacknoun | (programming) A function pointer passed as an argument to another function. |
| indirectionnoun | An indirect action or process. |
| dummynoun | A stupid person. |
| reference variablenoun | (computing) A variable used for storing the address of another variable or structure, equivalent to a pointer. |
| offsetverb | (transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction. |
| extern | (obsolete, rare) External; outward; not inherent |
| handlenoun | The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved. |
| pseudohandlenoun | (programming) A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle. |
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