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Thereof, what does give me some pointers mean?

give (someone) pointers. To "give pointers" means to give someone little bits of advice. You're not holding that quite right.

Subsequently, question is, how does a pointer work? Pointers in C language is a variable that stores/points the address of another variable. A Pointer in C is used to allocate memory dynamically i.e. at run time. The pointer variable might be belonging to any of the data type such as int, float, char, double, short etc.

Also know, what is a pointer word?

Word forms: pointers A pointer is a piece of advice or information that helps you to understand a situation or to find a way of making progress. I hope at least my daughter was able to offer you some useful pointers. Synonyms: hint, tip, suggestion, warning More Synonyms of pointer. 2.

What is pointer in C programming?

A pointer is a variable whose value is the address of another variable, i.e., direct address of the memory location. Like any variable or constant, you must declare a pointer before using it to store any variable address.