| Noun | 1. | pointer - a mark to indicate a direction or relationmark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark" shaft - a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer point, head - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" | |
| 2. | pointer - an indicator as on a dialhand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" indicator - a device for showing the operating condition of some system electronic stylus, light pen - (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated needle - a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument | |
| 3. | pointer - (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positionsindicator - a device for showing the operating condition of some system computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| 4. | pointer - a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game | |