Editing Pointer

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'''Pointer''' may refer to:
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==People with the name==
* [[Pointer (surname)]], a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* [[Pointer Williams]] (born 1974), American former basketball player

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
* [[Pointer (journal)|''Pointer'' (journal)]], the official journal of the Singapore Armed Forces
* ''[[The Pointer]]'', a 1939 American animated short film
* [[The Pointer Sisters]], an American R&B vocal group formed in 1969

==Astronomy==
Pairs of stars popularly called "The Pointers": 
*[[Alpha Centauri]] and [[Beta Centauri]], which point to the Southern Cross
*[[Alpha Ursae Majoris]] (Dubhe) and [[Beta Ursae Majoris]] (Merak), which point to Polaris

==Brands and enterprises==
* [[Pointer (wireless phone)]], a short-lived mobile phone service in Finland in the 1980s
* Pointer Insecticide, a brand of injected [[Imidacloprid]] for systemic insect control in trees
* [[Pointer Telocation]], an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery

==Computing and technology==
* [[Pointer (computer programming)]], a data type used in programming
* [[Pointer (user interface)]], the graphical image which echoes movements of the pointing device, commonly a mouse or touchpad

==Devices==
* [[Pointer (rod)]], an object used to point manually
* Pointer, a [[dial indicator]], that points to a value on a dial or scale
* Pointer, a kind of [[pencil sharpener]] used for {{nowrap|2.0 mm}} diameter lead
* [[Pointing stick]], an isometric joystick used as a pointing device

==Dog breeds==
* [[Pointer (dog breed)]], the English type
* [[Pointing breed]], a group of breeds of hunting dog trained to point at prey

==Places==
* [[Pointer, Kentucky]]
* [[Pointers, New Jersey]]
* [[The Pointers]], a pair of rocks off Antarctica

==Transport==
* [[FQM-151 Pointer]],  a small unmanned aerial vehicle ⋅ 
* [[Plaxton Pointer]], a single-decker bus body
* [[Volkswagen Pointer]], a Brazilian car (built in the 1990s)

==Other uses==
* [[Point man]], one who takes the front position in a combat military formation

==See also==
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* [[Point (disambiguation)]]
* [[Pointing (disambiguation)]]
* [[Poynter (disambiguation)]]
* [[Poynting (disambiguation)]]

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