Pointer

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Pointer may refer to:

People with the name

• Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
• Pointer Williams (born 1974), American former basketball player

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Pointer (journal), the official journal of the Singapore Armed Forces
• The Pointer, a 1939 American animated short film
• The Pointer Sisters, an American R&B vocal group formed in 1969

Astronomy

Pairs of stars popularly called "The Pointers":

• Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross
• Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), which point to Polaris

Brands and enterprises

• Pointer (wireless phone), a short-lived mobile phone service in Finland in the 1980s
• Pointer Insecticide, a brand of injected Imidacloprid for systemic insect control in trees
• Pointer Telocation, an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery

Computing and technology

• Pointer (computer programming), a data type used in programming
• Pointer (user interface), the graphical image which echoes movements of the pointing device, commonly a mouse or touchpad

Devices

• Pointer (rod), an object used to point manually
• Pointer, a dial indicator, that points to a value on a dial or scale
• Pointer, a kind of pencil sharpener used for 2.0 mm diameter lead
• Pointing stick, an isometric joystick used as a pointing device

Dog breeds

• Pointer (dog breed), the English type
• Pointing breed, a group of breeds of hunting dog trained to point at prey

Places

• Pointer, Kentucky
• Pointers, New Jersey
• The Pointers, a pair of rocks off Antarctica

Transport

• FQM-151 Pointer, a small unmanned aerial vehicle ⋅
• Plaxton Pointer, a single-decker bus body
• Volkswagen Pointer, a Brazilian car (built in the 1990s)

Other uses

• Point man, one who takes the front position in a combat military formation

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Pointer
• All pages with titles containing Pointer
• Point (disambiguation)
• Pointing (disambiguation)
• Poynter (disambiguation)
• Poynting (disambiguation)

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