pointer
n=2
A Pointer As Name In Phone Book
a: A pointer ~
b: a name in your little black book
What: "A pointer is like a name in your little black book. It tells you where someone lives. The someone does not live in your address book. If the address does not exist, it's a fool's errand to go there hoping for a date tonight. A pointer must be valid to be useful. It is part of a pair. It's worthless, indeed a hazard, without the mate."
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Writer: Contributor
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Date: Jan 17 2012 1:31 PM
# 1599 Critique Analogy
A Pointer Is Like Any Value Type
a: A pointer ~
b: any value type
What: "A pointer is like any value type, but the value it stores is an address."
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Writer: Devendra
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Date: Jan 17 2012 1:34 PM
# 1600 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.