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 popularly called "The Pointers": * Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross * Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), 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 and technology

* Pointer (computer programming), 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 English type * Pointing breed, a group of breeds of hunting dog trained to point at prey

Places

* Pointer, Kentucky * Pointers, New Jersey * The Pointers, a pair of rocks off Antarctica

Transport

* FQM-151 Pointer, a small unmanned aerial vehicle ⋅ * Plaxton Pointer, a single-decker bus body * Volkswagen Pointer, a Brazilian car (built in the 1990s)

Other uses

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