VERB
  • Definition - To access the value or object located in a memory location stored in a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
  • Example - Attempting to dereference a null pointer often results in a crash.
  • Definition - (in operating systems derived from Unix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
  • Example - With the find command, any symbolic links appearing after -follow will be dereferenced.
  • Synonyms - follow resolve
NOUN
  • Definition - The act by which something is dereferenced.
  • Example - With the find command, any symbolic links appearing after -follow will be dereferenced.
Words in your word
11 Letter Words
referencing 17
10 Letter Words
referenced 16 refereeing 14 engineered 12 reengineer 11
5 Letter Words
fence 10 fidge 10 defer 9 feign 9 fiend 9 fined 9 fired 9 freed 9 fried 9 grief 9 refed 9 ceder 8 cered 8 cider 8 creed 8 cried 8 deice 8 dicer 8 finer 8 firer 8 freer 8 frere 8 frier 8 genic 8 infer 8 refer 8 riced 8 rifer 8 crier 7 deign 7 dinge 7 dirge 7 edger 7 greed 7 gride 7 grind 7 nicer 7 niece 7 ricer 7 ridge 7 diene 6 diner 6 direr 6 drier 6 eider 6 ender 6 erred 6 genie 6 genre 6 green 6
4 Letter Words
fice 9 defi 8 feed 8 fend 8 find 8 frig 8 cede 7 cedi 7 cred 7 dice 7 fere 7 fern 7 fine 7 fire 7 firn 7 free 7 iced 7 neif 7 reef 7 reif 7 rife 7 cere 6 cine 6 cire 6 ding 6 dreg 6 edge 6 geed 6 gied 6 gird 6 grid 6 nice 6 rice 6 deer 5 dene 5 deni 5 dere 5 dine 5 dire 5 dree 5 eger 5 eide 5 gene 5 gien 5 girn 5 gree 5 grin 5 ired 5 need 5 nerd 5
3 Letter Words
def 7 dif 7 fed 7 fid 7 fig 7 gif 7 cig 6 fee 6 fen 6 fer 6 fie 6 fin 6 fir 6 ref 6 rif 6 cee 5 dig 5 ged 5 gid 5 ice 5 rec 5 dee 4 den 4 die 4 din 4 end 4 eng 4 erg 4 gee 4 gen 4 gie 4 gin 4 grr 4 neg 4 red 4 reg 4 rid 4 rig 4 ere 3 ern 3 err 3 inn 3 ire 3 nee 3 ree 3 rei 3 rin 3
2 Letter Words
ef 5 fe 5 if 5 de 3 ed 3 gi 3 id 3 en 2 er 2 in 2 ne 2 re 2
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