pointer
English Thesaurus
1. a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | gun dog, sporting dog, |
| definition | : | a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | german short-haired pointer, |
| definition | : | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hungarian pointer, vizsla, |
| definition | : | Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat (noun.animal) |
2. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | indicator, |
| definition | : | a device for showing the operating condition of some system (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
3. an indicator as on a dial (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | indicator, |
| definition | : | a device for showing the operating condition of some system (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hand, |
| definition | : | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electronic stylus, light pen, |
| definition | : | (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | needle, |
| definition | : | a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument (noun.artifact) |
4. a mark to indicate a direction or relation (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | mark, |
| definition | : | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | shaft, |
| definition | : | a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | head, point, |
| definition | : | a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer (noun.communication) |
5. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
| definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
6. an indicator as on a dial (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
| definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | orient, point, |
| definition | : | be oriented (verb.stative) |
7. a mark to indicate a direction or relation (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
| definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | orient, point, |
| definition | : | be oriented (verb.stative) |
8. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
| definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
9. an indicator as on a dial (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
| definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | orient, point, |
| definition | : | be oriented (verb.stative) |
10. a mark to indicate a direction or relation (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
| definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | orient, point, |
| definition | : | be oriented (verb.stative) |
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