dereference

English

Etymology

de- +‎ reference

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/

Verb

dereference (third-person singular simple present dereferences, present participle dereferencing, simple past and past participle dereferenced)

  1. (programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location stored in a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
    Attempting to dereference a null pointer often results in a crash.

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Noun

dereference (plural dereferences)

  1. The act by which something is dereferenced.

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