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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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1998
1998
Head pointing and speech control as a hands-free interface to desktop computing
A significant number of users are not able to use today's WIMP-style (Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointers) Graphical User… 
1997
1997
The Formal Specification of Oberon
This paper presents the formal speciication of the programming language Oberon. Using Montages we give a description of syntax… 
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… 
1993
1993
Network synchronization-a challenge for SDH/SONET?
The basic characteristics and requirements of existing networks are summarized, focusing on network synchronization aspects and… 
1991
1991
Bidirectional Parsing of Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammars
In this paper a bidirectional parser for Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammars will be presented. The algorithm takes advantage of… 
1989
1989
The design of phone-based interfaces for consumers
This paper identifies guidelines for designing human-computer interfaces using telephones as terminals. Although they are… 
1982
1982
An Interactive System for Modeling and Monitoring a Manipulation Environment
The development of high-level manipulation languages will cause an explosion in the number of declarations about the real world… 
1977
1977
Storage Reduction Through Minimal Spanning Trees and Spanning Forests
It is often possible to save storage space in a computer by storing only the differences among data items rather than the entire… 
1967
1967
Algorithm 316: Solution of simultaneous non-linear equations
for i := 1 step 1 until n do begin x[i] := x[i]-dx[i]; hz := hz + abs(x[i]); hf := hf + abs(dx[i]) end; if hf > eps2 X hz then go… 
1967
1967
A Data Definition Facility for Programming Languages
This dissertation presents a descriptive notation for data structures which is embedded in a programming language in such a way… 
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