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What are the pointer?

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A pointer is a memory address stored in memory. Conceptually, it "points" to another piece of data. Pointers are used to establish dynamic data structures.

In object-oriented programming, object references are implemented as pointers.

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The pointers are two bright stars on the side of the bowl of the Big Dipper that point in a straight line to Polaris (the north star)

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