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    pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." Donald Knuth, Structured Programming, with go to Statements In computer science...
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    Dangling pointers and wild pointers in computer programming are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type. These are special...
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  • trees Pointer Telocation, an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery Pointer (computer programming), a data type used in programming Pointer...
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  • In computer programming, an opaque pointer is a special case of an opaque data type, a data type declared to be a pointer to a record or data structure...
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  • C (pronounced /ˈsiː/ – like the letter c) is a general-purpose computer programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie, and remains...
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  • esoteric programming language (sometimes shortened to esolang) is a programming language designed to test the boundaries of computer programming language...
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  • pointer. A stored pointer that exists to provide a reference to an object by double indirection is called an indirection node. In some older computer...
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  • dangling pointers and mitigate the problems they can cause in computer programs. Dangling pointers can appear in certain computer programming languages...
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  • In computer science, a smart pointer is an abstract data type that simulates a pointer while providing added features, such as automatic memory management...
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  • Return-oriented programming (ROP) is a computer security exploit technique that allows an attacker to execute code in the presence of security defenses...
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