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Pointer (computer programming)

Known as: Software pointer, Pointer (computer science), Raw pointer 
In computer science, a pointer is a programming language object, whose value refers to (or "points to") another value stored elsewhere in the… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
SPACE: Sharing pattern-based directory coherence for multicore scalability
An important challenge in multicore processors is the maintenance of cache coherence in a scalable manner. Directory-based… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Inferring aliasing and encapsulation properties for java
There are many proposals for language techniques to control aliasing and encapsulation in object oriented programs, typically… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Type-safe disks
We present the notion of a type-safe disk (TSD). Unlike a traditional disk system, a TSD is aware of the pointer relationships… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effective whole-program analysis in the presence of pointers
Understanding large software systems is difficult. Traditionally, automated tools are used to assist program understanding… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Location tracking with distributed HLR's and pointer forwarding
Location tracking operations in a personal communications service (PCS) network are expensive. A location tracking algorithm… 
1998
1998
A new algorithm for scalar register promotion based on SSA form
We present a new register promotion algorithm based on Static Single Assignment (SSA) form. Register promotion is aimed at… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Examination of a memory access classification scheme for pointer-intensive and numeric programs
In recent work, we have described a data prefetch mechanism for pointer-intensive and numeric computations, and presented… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A new approach to finding objects in programs
Software maintenance is difficult and costly because the maintainer must understand the existing relationships in the maintained… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A Performance Study of Alternative Object Faulting and Pointer Swizzling Strategies
This paper presents a portable, efficient method for accessing memory resident persistent objects in virtual memory in the… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Organization of Serial Pattern Learning
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