apontador

Portuguese

Etymology

Apontar (“to point; to sharpen”) +‎ -dor.

Noun

apontador m (plural apontadores, feminine apontadora, feminine plural apontadoras)

  1. something which points (shows where something is)
  2. (Brazil) pencil sharpener
  3. (programming) pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location)
  4. laser pointer

Synonyms
  • (pencil sharpener): apontadora, apara-lápis (Portugal)
  • (variable that holds address): ponteiro
  • (laser pointer): apontador laser, caneta laser
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