Pointer may refer to:

People with the name

  • Pointer (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
  • Pointer Williams (born 1974), American former basketball player

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • Pointer (journal), the official journal of the Singapore Armed Forces
  • The Pointer, a 1939 American animated short film
  • The Pointer Sisters, an American R&B vocal group formed in 1969

Astronomy

Pairs of stars known as the Pointers:

  • Alpha and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross
  • Alpha and Beta Ursae Majoris, which point to Polaris

Brands and enterprises

  • Pointer (wireless phone), a short-lived mobile phone service in Finland in the 1980s
  • Pointer Insecticide, a brand of injected Imidacloprid for systemic insect control in trees
  • Pointer Telocation, an Israeli company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery

Computing

  • Pointer (computer programming), a data type
  • Pointer (user interface), an on-screen image moving to a mouse or touchpad
  • Pointing stick, an isometric joystick on a laptop <!-- intentional duplicate -->

Devices

  • Pointer (rod), an object used to point manually
  • Pointer, a dial indicator, that points to a value on a dial or scale
  • Pointer, a kind of pencil sharpener used for diameter lead
  • Pointing stick, an isometric joystick used as a pointing device

Dog breeds

  • Pointer (dog breed), the English type
  • Pointing breed, a group of breeds of hunting dog trained to point at prey

Places

  • Pointer, Kentucky, United States
  • Pointers, New Jersey, United States
  • The Pointers, rocks off Antarctica

Vehicles

  • FQM-151 Pointer, a 1988 model of US military drone
  • Plaxton Pointer, a single-decker bus body made 1991–2006
  • Volkswagen Pointer, a 1990s family car sold in South America

Other uses

  • Point man, one who takes the front position in a combat military formation

See also

  • Point (disambiguation)
  • Pointing (disambiguation)
  • Poynter (disambiguation)
  • Poynting (disambiguation)