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dangling pointers

dangling pointers is the plural of dangling pointer.

Meaning of dangling pointer

Noun

dangling pointer (plural dangling pointers)

  1. (broadly) A pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location) that does not reference a valid object.
    Synonyms:
    wild pointer
  2. (strictly) A pointer referencing memory that was previously deallocated.

Questions about dangling pointers

What is dangling pointers the plural of?
Dangling pointers is the plural of dangling pointer.

Words near dangling pointers in the dictionary

  1. dangling modifier
  2. dangling modifiers
  3. dangling participle
  4. dangling participles
  5. dangling pointer
  6. dangling pointers
  7. dangling the Dunlops
  8. danglingly
  9. danglings
  10. Danglish
  11. dangly

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