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ponteiro

[põ.tɐ.ˈi.ɾu]
nounmasculinepl: ponteiros
pointer
1. A hand or needle on a clock, watch, or measuring instrument that indicates time or values
The hour hand is the shorter pointer on the clock.
O ponteiro das horas é o mais curto do relógio.
2. A stick or rod used to point at things, especially by teachers or presenters
The teacher used a pointer to indicate the map.
A professora usou um ponteiro para indicar no mapa.
3. In computing, a reference to a memory address or object in a data structure
The pointer variable stores the address of another variable.
A variável ponteiro armazena o endereço de outra variável.
4. A hunting dog trained to point at game
The pointer is an excellent hunting companion.
O ponteiro é um excelente companheiro de caça.
Synonyms
indicadoragulhaapontador

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ponteiro
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
ponteiro
Standard usage; also 'ponteiro de relógio' for clock hand
Computing contexts
ponteiro
Used in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese programming terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

ponteiro de relógio - clock hand
ponteiro do mouse - mouse pointer
seguir o ponteiro - to follow the pointer/to go in the right direction
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