dereference

Verb

 * 1)  To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
 * 2)  To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
 * 1)  To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: dereferenzieren
 * Portuguese: desreferenciar
 * Russian:


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Noun

 * 1) The act by which something is dereferenced.