Dereference

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/

Origin

- + reference

Full definition of dereference

Verb

1. (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
2. (programming, of a pointer) to access the thing to which the pointer points.