dereferences

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A form of dereference — To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of dereference
noun
  1. pluralplural of dereference
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APA

dereferences. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dereferences

MLA

“dereferences.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dereferences. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dereferences,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dereferences.

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