"function pointer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: function pointers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} function pointer (plural function pointers)
  1. (computing) a pointer that points to a function Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: procedure pointer, subroutine pointer Hypernyms: pointer Related terms: delegate

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