Pointer may refer to:

Places

* Pointer, Kentucky * Pointers, New Jersey * Pointers Airport, Wasco County, Oregon, United States * The Pointers, a pair of rocks off Antarctica

People with the name

* Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)

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 The Pointer Sisters are an American pop and R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, bl ...

, an American R&B vocal group formed in 1969

Astronomy

Pairs of stars popularly called "The Pointers": * Alpha Centauri and

Beta Centauri Beta Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is officially called Hadar (). The Bayer designation of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen. The sys ...

, which point to the Southern Cross * Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and

Beta Ursae Majoris Beta Ursae Majoris (β Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Beta UMa, β UMa), formally named Merak , is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.37, which means it is read ...

(Merak), which point to Polaris

Brands and enterprises

Pointer (wireless phone) Pointer was a mobile phone network provided by Finnish company Posti- ja telelaitos (now TeliaSonera Finland) for a short time in the 1980s. The technology was similar to that of standard cordless phones, which could be used via hotspots around ...

, a short-lived mobile phone service in Finland in the 1980s * Pointer Insecticide, a brand of injected

Imidacloprid Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide belonging to a class of chemicals called the neonicotinoids which act on the central nervous system of insects. The chemical works by interfering with the transmission of stimuli in the insect nervous system ...

for systemic insect control in trees * Pointer Telocation, an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery

Transport

FQM-151 Pointer The AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer is a small UAV used by the United States Army and Marine Corps for battlefield surveillance. It was designed by AeroVironment Incorporated, which is run by Paul MacCready, noted for such pioneering aircraft as ...

, a small unmanned aerial vehicle ⋅ * Plaxton Pointer, a single-decker bus body * Volkswagen Pointer, a Brazilian car (built in the 1990s)

Computing and technology

Pointer (computer programming) In computer science, a pointer is an object in many programming languages that stores a memory address. This can be that of another value located in computer memory, or in some cases, that of memory-mapped computer hardware. A pointer ''refe ...

, a data type used in programming * Pointer (user interface), the graphical image which echoes movements of the pointing device, commonly a mouse or touchpad

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 Pointer, sometimes called the English Pointer, is a medium-sized breed of pointing dog developed in England. Pointers are used to find game for hunters, and are considered by gundog enthusiasts to be one of the finest breeds of its type; ...

, the English type * Pointing breed, a group of breeds of hunting dog trained to point at prey

Other uses

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