dereference

verb

/ˌdiːˈrefrəns/

(computing)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dereference	/ˌdiːˈrefrəns/ /ˌdiːˈrefrəns/
he / she / it dereferences	/ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪz/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪz/
past simple dereferenced	/ˌdiːˈrefrənst/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənst/
past participle dereferenced	/ˌdiːˈrefrənst/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənst/
-ing form dereferencing	/ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈrefrənsɪŋ/

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dereference something to use a piece of data to discover where another piece of data is held