The difference between Address and Pointer

When used as nouns, address means direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed, whereas pointer means anything that points or is used for pointing.


Address is also verb with the meaning: to prepare oneself.

check bellow for the other definitions of Address and Pointer

  1. Address as a noun:

    Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.

  2. Address as a noun:

    Act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech.

  3. Address as a noun:

    Manner of speaking to another; delivery.

    Examples:

    "a man of pleasing or insinuating address'"

  4. Address as a noun:

    Attention in the way one addresses a lady.

  5. Address as a noun:

    Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.

  6. Address as a noun (obsolete):

    Act of preparing oneself.

  7. Address as a noun:

    A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number.

    Examples:

    "the President's address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C."

  8. Address as a noun (by extension):

    The property itself.

    Examples:

    "I went to his address but there was nobody there"

  9. Address as a noun (computing):

    A location in computer memory.

    Examples:

    "The program will crash if there is no valid data stored at that address."

  10. Address as a noun (Internet):

    An Internet address; URL.

  11. Address as a noun:

    An email address

  1. Address as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To prepare oneself.

  2. Address as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To direct speech.

  3. Address as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To aim; to direct.

  4. Address as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To prepare or make ready.

  5. Address as a verb (transitive, reflexive):

    To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.

  6. Address as a verb (reflexive):

    To direct one's remarks (to someone).

  7. Address as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To clothe or array; to dress.

  8. Address as a verb (transitive):

    To direct, as words, to (anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. to (any audience).

    Examples:

    "He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents."

  9. Address as a verb (transitive):

    To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.

  10. Address as a verb (transitive):

    To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.

    Examples:

    "He addressed a letter."

  11. Address as a verb (transitive):

    To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.

  12. Address as a verb (transitive):

    To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.

    Examples:

    "The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore."

  13. Address as a verb (transitive):

    To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech or discourse to.

  14. Address as a verb (transitive, formal):

    To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.

  15. Address as a verb (intransitive, computing):

    To refer a location in computer memory.

  16. Address as a verb (golf, transitive):

    To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).

  1. Pointer as a noun:

    Anything that points or is used for pointing.

  2. Pointer as a noun:

    A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow

  3. Pointer as a noun:

    A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

  4. Pointer as a noun:

    A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

  5. Pointer as a noun (programming):

    A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

  6. Pointer as a noun (computing):

    An icon that indicates the position of the mouse; a cursor.

  7. Pointer as a noun (mostly, plural):

    A tip, a bit of advice.

    Examples:

    "The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper."

  8. Pointer as a noun (in combinations):

    Something worth a given number of points.

    Examples:

    "a ten-pointer"

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