Found 2 hits - Term: dangling pointer, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
dangling pointer n. common a reference that doesn't actually lead
anywhere in c and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't actually
point at anything valid. usually this happens because it formerly
pointed to something that has moved or disappeared. used as jargon in a
generalization of its techspeak meaning; for example, a local phone
number for a person who has since moved to the other coast is a dangling
pointer. compare dead link.
see also:
dead link
- [2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
dangling pointer
a reference that doesn't actually lead anywhere.
in c and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't
actually point at anything valid. usually this happens
because it formerly pointed to something that has moved or
disappeared, e.g. a heap-allocated block which has been freed
and reused.
used as jargon in a generalisation of its technical meaning;
for example, a local phone number for a person who has since
moved is a dangling pointer.
jargon file
see also:
c heap jargon file
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