[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

chase pointers 1. vi. to go through multiple levels of indirection, as
   in traversing a linked list or graph structure. used esp. by programmers
   in c, where explicit pointers are a very common data type. this is
   techspeak, but it remains jargon when used of human networks. "i'm
   chasing pointers. bob said you could tell me who to talk to about...."
   see dangling pointer and snap. 2. cambridge `pointer chase' or
   `pointer hunt': the process of going through a core dump sense 1,
   interactively or on a large piece of paper printed with hex runes,
   following dynamic data-structures. used only in a debugging context.


see also:
dangling pointer snap core dump runes 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

chase pointers
     
        1. to go through multiple levels of indirection, as in
        traversing a linked list or graph structure.  used especially
        by programmers in c, where explicit pointers are a very
        common data type.
     
        see dangling pointer and snap.
     
        2. cambridge "pointer chase" or "pointer hunt": the process
        of going through a core dump, interactively or on a large
        piece of paper printed with hex runes, following dynamic
        data-structures.  used only in debugging.
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-05-11
     
     
see also:
c dangling pointer snap core dump hex runes 
debugging jargon file 

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