dereference

dereference englanniksi

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.

(usex)

2. To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a link, rather than on the link itself.

(syn)

3. To dissolve a link by replacing it with a copy of its target.

4. The act by which something is dereferenced.

5. {{quote-text|en|year=1999|author=Michael Barry Greenwald|title=Non-blocking synchronization and system design|page=77