pointer

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

point‧er /ˈpɔɪntə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑point, ↑pointer, ↑pointlessness; adjective: ↑pointed, ↑pointy, ↑pointless; adverb: ↑pointlessly, ↑pointedly; verb: ↑point]
1. ADVICE a useful piece of advice or information that helps you to do or understand something SYN tip
pointer on
Ralph gave me some pointers on my golf swing.
practical/useful/helpful pointers
a few useful pointers about using the technique
2. SIGN British English something that shows how a situation is developing, or is a sign of what might happen in the future SYN indicator
pointer to
an encouraging pointer to an improvement in the economy
The local elections were seen as a pointer to the general elections.
3. COMPUTER the small symbol, usually an ↑arrow, that you move using a computer’s ↑mouse to point to the place on the screen where you want to work, start a program etc:
Position the mouse pointer and click.
4. STICK a long stick used to point at things on a map, board etc
5. SHOWS NUMBER/DIRECTION ETC a thin piece of metal that points to a number or direction on a piece of equipment, for example on a measuring instrument:
The pointer was between 35 and 40 pounds.
6. DOG a hunting dog that stands very still and points with its nose to where birds or animals are hiding

pointerhu

◎	['pɔintə(r)]
※	danh từ
	■	kim (trên mặt cân, trên đồng hồ đo)
	■	thanh, que (chỉ bản đồ, bảng đen...)
	■	(thông tục) lời khuyên, lời gợi ý
	■	(+ to something) triển vọng
	■	chó săn chỉ điểm (khi thấy thú săn thì đứng sững lại vểnh mõm ra hiệu)
	■	(thiên văn học) sao chỉ (cặp sao trong nhóm Đại hùng, nối nhau thì chỉ về sao Bắc đẩu)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Spanish pointer, cursor, arrow