Meaning

2 senses
  1. A pointer in a hierarchical data structure that points to the node that is down from the current node.

  2. An indicator that points toward the ground.

Origin

From down- + pointer.

From down- + pointer.

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Forms

plural: downpointers
Singulardownpointer
Pluraldownpointers

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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