dereferencing

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noun

The act by which something is dereferenced.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dereference
noundereferencing (plural dereferencings)

plural dereferencings

  1. The act by which something is dereferenced.

    Linus Torvalds himself designed the sparse tool to find direct userspace pointer dereferencings in the kernel.

    2010, Wolfgang Mauerer, Professional Linux Kernel Architecture
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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