Dereference Definition
verb
(programming, of a memory location) To obtain the value stored therein in an execution context which interprets that value as the address of a memory location.
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(programming, of a pointer) To access the thing to which the pointer points.
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Origin of Dereference
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de- +"Ž reference
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