pointer — meaning in English

English meaning

• finger noun One of the five slender parts extending from the hand, used for touching, holding, and grasping.
• link verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.
• point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
• train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

pointer is used for these senses in English:

• bring to bear (transitive) To aim a weapon at a target.
• call roll (idiom) To make a roll call; to take attendance.
• clock in (US) To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).
• finger (transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.
• hyperlink (of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink.
• link (intransitive, Internet, of a web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.
• point (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
• point out (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.

finger — full definition

1. noun One of the five slender parts extending from the hand, used for touching, holding, and grasping.
2. verb To identify or blame someone, especially to the authorities.
3. verb To touch, poke, or feel something with the fingers.

link — full definition

1. verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.
2. noun A clickable connection to another webpage or document; also, one loop of a chain.

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