Pointer

Pointer may refer to:

People with the name

• Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
• Pointer Williams (born 1974), American former basketball player

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Pointer (journal), the official journal of the Singapore Armed Forces
• The Pointer, a 1939 American animated short film
• The Pointer Sisters, an American R&B vocal group formed in 1969

Astronomy

Pairs of stars known as the Pointers:

• Alpha and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross
• Alpha and Beta Ursae Majoris, which point to Polaris

Brands and enterprises

• Pointer (wireless phone), a short-lived mobile phone service in Finland in the 1980s
• Pointer Insecticide, a brand of injected Imidacloprid for systemic insect control in trees
• Pointer Telocation, an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery

Computing

• Pointer (computer programming), a data type
• Pointer (user interface), an on-screen image moving to a mouse or touchpad
• Pointing stick, an isometric joystick on a laptop

Devices

• Pointer (rod), an object used to point manually
• Pointer, a dial indicator, that points to a value on a dial or scale
• Pointer, a kind of pencil sharpener used for diameter lead
• Pointing stick, an isometric joystick used as a pointing device

Dog breeds

• Pointer (dog breed), the English type
• Pointing breed, a group of breeds of hunting dog trained to point at prey

Places

• Pointer, Kentucky, United States
• Pointers, New Jersey, United States
• The Pointers, rocks off Antarctica

Vehicles

• FQM-151 Pointer, a 1988 model of US military drone
• Plaxton Pointer, a single-decker bus body made 1991–2006
• Volkswagen Pointer, a 1990s family car sold in South America

Other uses

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

See also

• Point (disambiguation)
• Pointing (disambiguation)
• Poynter (disambiguation)
• Poynting (disambiguation)