Pointer:
Interpretation
ThePointer is defined as a variable of the type pointer to integer, or simply, pointer. Assume value 5FA62 is stored in ThePointer. This value is interpreted as a memory address. If the contents of memory location 5FA62 is 658, then the value of ThePointer is 5FA62 and ThePointer points to the value 658.
Sometimes the address stored in a pointer is not important, so the following abbreviation can be used:
points