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dereference

/dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/

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noun

逆参照

The act by which something is dereferenced.

Examples :

"The software crashed due to an attempted dereference of a null pointer. "

ソフトウェアは、ヌルポインタの逆参照を試みたためクラッシュしました。

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verb

逆参照する、ポインタが指す値にアクセスする

To access the value or object located in a memory location stored in a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.

Examples :

"Attempting to dereference a null pointer often results in a crash."

ヌルポインタを逆参照しようとすると、多くの場合クラッシュが発生します。

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verb

シンボリックリンクをたどる

(in operating systems derived from Unix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.

Examples :

"With the find command, any symbolic links appearing after -follow will be dereferenced."

findコマンドでは、-followの後に現れるシンボリックリンクはすべてたどられます。

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