dereference

名词 n. 动词 v.
/dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act by which something is dereferenced.
    — Either each dereference must use a complicated DCAS protocol, or each pointer must include a version number that is managed on each modification and checked on each dereference, or storage management must be tightly coupled […]
动词 v.
  1. To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
    — Attempting to dereference a null pointer often results in a crash.
  2. To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
    — With the find command, any symbolic links appearing after -follow will be dereferenced.
  3. To dissolve a symbolic link by replacing it with a copy of its target.

词形变化

dereferences present,singular,third-person dereferencing participle,present dereferenced participle,past dereferenced past dereferences plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English reference
English dereference
From de- + reference.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English reference
English dereference
From de- + reference.
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