Zeiger.
hand (of a clock or watch)
Meaning & usage
hand (of a clock or watch)
pointer (similar device on other objects, typically in the form of a needle or arrow)
pointer (variable holding the address of a memory location)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German zeiger, from Old High German zeigāri. By surface analysis, zeigen (“to show, point”) + -er. In the computing sense, a semantic loan from English pointer.
a surname
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German zeiger, from Old High German zeigāri. By surface analysis, zeigen (“to show, point”) + -er. In the computing sense, a semantic loan from English pointer.
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