Pointer may refer to:

Places

Pointer, Kentucky Pointer is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky. History A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, a ...

Pointers, New Jersey Mannington Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,475, a decrease of 331 (−18.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,806, which in turn reflec ...

* Pointers Airport, Wasco County, Oregon, United States *

The Pointers The Pointers is a pair of rocks off the northwest coast of Rugged Island, lying between Eddystone Rocks and Start Point, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The rocks were known to 19th century sealers who named the ...

, a pair of rocks off Antarctica

People with the name

Pointer (surname) Pointer is a surname. Notable persons with the name include: * Aaron Pointer (born 1942), American baseball player * Anita Pointer (1948–2022), American singer-songwriter * Ben Pointer (born 1996), English rugby league player * Bonnie Pointer ( ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name)

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Pointer'' (journal), the official journal of the Singapore Armed Forces * ''

The Pointer ''The Pointer'' is a 1939 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures on July 21, 1939. The short was directed by Clyde Geronimi and animated by Fred Moore, Frank Thomas, Lynn Karp, Seamus ...

'', a 1939 American animated short film *

The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are an American pop and R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, b ...

, an American R&B vocal group formed in 1969

Astronomy

Pairs of stars popularly called "The Pointers": *

Alpha Centauri Alpha Centauri ( Latinized from α Centauri and often abbreviated Alpha Cen or α Cen) is a triple star system in the constellation of Centaurus. It consists of 3 stars: Alpha Centauri A (officially Rigil Kentaurus), Alpha Centaur ...

and

Beta Centauri Beta Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is officially called Hadar (). The Bayer designation of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen. The sys ...

, which point to the Southern Cross *

Alpha Ursae Majoris Alpha Ursae Majoris, Latinised from α Ursae Majoris, formally named Dubhe , is, despite being designated "α" (alpha), the second-brightest object in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This prominent asterism is known as t ...

(Dubhe) and

Beta Ursae Majoris Beta Ursae Majoris (β Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Beta UMa, β UMa), formally named Merak , is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.37, which means it is read ...

(Merak), which point to Polaris

Brands and enterprises

Pointer (wireless phone) Pointer was a mobile phone network provided by Finnish company Posti- ja telelaitos (now TeliaSonera Finland) for a short time in the 1980s. The technology was similar to that of standard cordless phones, which could be used via hotspots around ...

, a short-lived mobile phone service in Finland in the 1980s * Pointer Insecticide, a brand of injected

Imidacloprid Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide belonging to a class of chemicals called the neonicotinoids which act on the central nervous system of insects. The chemical works by interfering with the transmission of stimuli in the insect nervous system. ...

for systemic insect control in trees * Pointer Telocation, an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery

Transport

FQM-151 Pointer The AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer is a small UAV used by the United States Army and Marine Corps for battlefield surveillance. It was designed by AeroVironment Incorporated, which is run by Paul MacCready, noted for such pioneering aircraft as ...

, a small unmanned aerial vehicle ⋅ *

Plaxton Pointer The Plaxton Pointer (originally known as the Reeve Burgess Pointer, and later as the TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer) was a single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Reeve Burgess, Plaxton and latterly built by Alexa ...

, a single-decker bus body *

Volkswagen Pointer {{Infobox automobile , name = Volkswagen Pointer , image = Pwiki1.jpg , manufacturer = Autolatina (1994–1995)Volkswagen (1996) , production = 1994 (1993 for Logus)–1996 , predecessor = , successor = Volkswagen Gol , class = Small fami ...

, a Brazilian car (built in the 1990s)

Computing and technology

Pointer (computer programming) In computer science, a pointer is an object in many programming languages that stores a memory address. This can be that of another value located in computer memory, or in some cases, that of memory-mapped computer hardware. A pointer ''ref ...

, a data type used in programming *

Pointer (user interface) In human–computer interaction, a cursor is an indicator used to show the current position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device. The mouse cursor is also called a pointer ...

, the graphical image which echoes movements of the pointing device, commonly a mouse or touchpad

Devices

Pointer (rod) A pointer or pointing stick is a solid rod used to point manually, in the form of a stick, but always finished off or artificially produced. The typical pointer is simply a long, slender, often flexible stick made in a strong material, designed ...

, an object used to point manually * Pointer, a

dial indicator In various contexts of science, technology, and manufacturing (such as machining, fabricating, and additive manufacturing), an indicator is any of various instruments used to accurately measure small distances and angles, and amplify them to ma ...

, that points to a value on a dial or scale * Pointer, a kind of

pencil sharpener A pencil sharpener (also referred to as pencil pointer or in Ireland as a parer or topper) is a tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor. ...

used for diameter lead *

Pointing stick A pointing stick (or trackpoint, also referred to generically as a nub or nipple) is a small analog stick used as a pointing device typically mounted centrally in a computer keyboard. Like other pointing devices such as mice, touchpads or trac ...

, an isometric joystick used as a pointing device

Dog breeds

Pointer (dog breed) The Pointer, sometimes called the English Pointer, is a medium-sized dog breed, breed of pointing dog developed in England. Pointers are used to find game for Hunting, hunters, and are considered by Gun dog, gundog enthusiasts to be one of the ...

, the English type *

Pointing breed Pointing dogs, sometimes called bird dogs, are a type of gundog typically used in finding game. Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. The name ''pointer'' comes from the dog's in ...

, a group of breeds of hunting dog trained to point at prey

Other uses

Point man To take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man is to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. The term can be a ...

, one who takes the front position in a combat military formation