dereference
verb/ˌdiːˈrefrəns/
/ˌdiːˈrefrəns/
(computing)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dereference | /ˌdiːˈrefrəns/ /ˌdiːˈrefrəns/ |
| he / she / it dereferences | /ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪz/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪz/ |
| past simple dereferenced | /ˌdiːˈrefrənst/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənst/ |
| past participle dereferenced | /ˌdiːˈrefrənst/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənst/ |
| -ing form dereferencing | /ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪŋ/ |
- dereference something to use a piece of data to discover where another piece of data is held
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