Dereference

Synonyms of dereference

• resolve
• access
• retrieve

Antonyms of dereference

• reference
• link to
• point to

Collocations of dereference

memory address

Frequency: 70 %

The program dereferenced the memory address to access the data.

pointer

Frequency: 60 %

The programmer used a pointer to dereference the object.

variable

Frequency: 50 %

The function dereferenced the variable to retrieve its value.

null pointer

Frequency: 45 %

Dereferencing a null pointer can lead to a segmentation fault.

data structure

Frequency: 40 %

The algorithm dereferenced the data structure to perform operations.

Idiomatic Expressions for dereference

• Phrase: double dereference
  Meaning: to access the value stored in the memory address pointed to by a pointer that itself points to another memory address
  Usage: When dealing with complex data structures, you may need to perform a double dereference to access nested values.