Pointer (computing) : Programming Language, Data Type, High-Level Programming Language, Assembly Language, Machine Code, Processor Register, Address Constant, Bounded Pointer, Buffer Overflow

Lambert M. Surhone

ISBN 10: 613039943X / ISBN 13: 9786130399436

Published by Omniscriptum, 2010

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In computer science, a pointer is a programming language data type whose value refers directly to (or 'points to') another value stored elsewhere in the computer memory using its address. For high-level programming languages, pointers effectively take the place of general purpose registers in low level languages such as assembly language or machine code but, in contrast, occupies part of the available memory. A pointer references a location in memory, and obtaining the value at the location a pointer refers to is known as dereferencing the pointer. A pointer is a simple, less abstracted implementation of the more abstracted reference data type (although it is not as directly usable as a C++ reference). Several languages support some type of pointer, although some are more restricted than others.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pointer (computing) : Programming Language, Data Type, High-Level Programming Language, Assembly Language, Machine Code, Processor Register, Address Constant, Bounded Pointer, Buffer Overflow
• Publisher: Omniscriptum
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 613039943X
• ISBN 13: 9786130399436
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 167 grams

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In computer science, a pointer is a programming language data type whose value refers directly to (or points to") another value stored elsewhere in the computer memory using its address. For high-level programming languages, pointers effectively take the place of general purpose registers in low level languages such as assembly language or machine code—but, in contrast, occupies part of the available memory. A pointer references a location in memory, and obtaining the value at the location a pointer refers to is known as dereferencing the pointer. A pointer is a simple, less abstracted implementation of the more abstracted reference data type (although it is not as directly usable as a C++ reference). Several languages support some type of pointer, although some are more restricted than others."