dangling pointer

English

Noun

dangling pointer (plural dangling pointers)

(programming) A pointer (“variable that holds the address of a memory location”) that does not reference a valid object.

Synonyms

wild pointer

Translations

pointer that does not reference a valid object

Portuguese: ponteiro pendente m

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