Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downpointer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: down-point-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pointer in a hierarchical data structure that points to the node that is down from the current node.

noun

An indicator that points toward the ground.

Example Sentences

"Except at level zero, the downpointer always points down."
"[…] this data structure differs from the tree […] illustrated in Fig. 1, only by having downpointers replaced by downtrees."
"By using the so-called functional approach to data structures Chazelle [1988] developed a compression scheme to encode the downpointers used by Willard [1985] to reduce further the space requirement."
"During one session , the subject used a canopy-mounted downpointer to estimate position in space relative to the ground, and in the other session the subject used a joystick-controlled, inside-out, aircraft attitude indicator."

Etymology

From down- + pointer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: down

Inflected Forms

downpointers (plural)

Questions

What does downpointer mean?: A pointer in a hierarchical data structure that points to the node that is down from the current node.
Where does downpointer come from?: From down- + pointer.

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