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From: Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Threads across programming languages
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:27:59 +0100
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On 24/05/2024 00:31, Keith Thompson wrote:
> 
> Obviously, and I can't figure out why you feel the need to make that
> point.  Of course the phrase "pointer object" doesn't mean "pointer
> value".  I didn't suggest that it could, or that anyone might think it
> could.
> 
A "pointer object" would be the physical bits which hold the pointer. A 
"pointer value" would be the address which these bits represent. You 
very rarely need to make this distinction because it's usually quite 
obvious from context, or it doesn't matter. So usually the term 
"pointer" will do. But just occasionally yu might need to be clear which 
one you are referring to.

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