What does pointeur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word pointeur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pointeur in French.

The word pointeur in French means pointer, cursor, roll-call taker, pointer, pointer, jig borer operator, jig bore operator, jig bore, pointer, nonce, skirt-chaser. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pointeur

pointer, cursor

nom masculin (Informatique : curseur) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Placer le pointeur au début du lien pour le sélectionner dans la barre d'adresse.

roll-call taker

nom masculin ([qqn] qui contrôle les présents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pointeur coche les présents sur sa fiche de présence.

pointer

nom masculin (soldat dirigeant un canon) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pointeur prit quelques instants pour diriger le canon vers la cible.

pointer

nom masculin (pétanque : joueur spécialisé) (pétanque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pointeur s'accroupit pour ajuster son geste.

jig borer operator, jig bore operator, jig bore

nom masculin (opérateur-régleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pointeur travaille dans un atelier avec une machine-outil.

pointer

nom masculin (Informatique : adresse de variable) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les langages de programmation évolués utilisent des pointeurs.

nonce

nom masculin (argot (prison : violeur) (UK, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pointeur subit des représailles.

skirt-chaser

nom masculin (coureur de jupon) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce pointeur finit par être largué.

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