chase pointers

   1. vi. To go through multiple levels of indirection, as in traversing
   a  linked  list  or  graph  structure. Used esp. by programmers in C,
   where  explicit  pointers  are  a  very  common  data  type.  This is
   techspeak,  but  it  remains jargon when used of human networks. "I'm
   chasing  pointers.  Bob  said  you  could  tell  me  who  to  talk to
   about...." See {dangling pointer} and {snap}.

   2.  [Cambridge]  pointer  chase or pointer hunt: The process of going
   through a {core dump} (sense 1), interactively or on a large piece of
   paper  printed  with  hex {runes}, following dynamic data-structures.
   Used only in a debugging context.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Commonwealth Hackish}{snap}]