Definition of pointer

An on-screen element whose location changes as the user moves the mouse. Depending on the location of the mouse pointer and the operation of the program with which it is working, the area of the screen where the mouse pointer appears serves as the target for an action when the user presses one of the mouse buttons.

A graphical image displayed on the screen that indicates the location of a pointing device.

In programming and information processing, a variable that contains the memory location (address) of some data rather than the data itself.

A needle, marker, or bar that indicates a single value displayed against a scale on a report.

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