Pointer

Pointer may refer to:

• A dial indicator, that points to a value on a dial or scale
• Pointer (rod), an object used to point manually
• Pointing stick, an isometric joystick used as a pointing device
• Point man, one who takes the front position in a combat military formation
• Pointer (journal), the official journal of the Singapore Armed Forces
• Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
• The Pointer Sisters, an American R&B vocal group formed in 1969
• Pointer, a kind of pencil sharpener used for 2.0 mm diameter lead
• Pointer, Kentucky
• Pointers, New Jersey
• Pointers Airport, Wasco County, Oregon, United States
• The Pointer, a 1939 American animated short film
• FQM-151 Pointer, a small unmanned aerial vehicle ⋅

In commerce:

• Pointer Telocation, an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery
• Pointer (wireless phone), a short-lived mobile phone service in Finland in the 1980s
• Volkswagen Pointer, a Brazilian car (built in the 1990s)
• Plaxton Pointer, a single-decker bus body
• Pointer Insecticide, a brand of injected Imidacloprid for systemic insect control in trees

In science:

• The Pointers, a pair of rocks off Antarctica
• In astronomy, one of two pairs of stars popularly called "The Pointers": Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross; or Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), which point to Polaris

In dog breeds:

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

In computing:

• 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

See also

• Point (disambiguation)
• Pointing (disambiguation)
• Poynter, a surname
• Poynting (disambiguation)