indirection

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A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness
Use of a variable or object through its address
An indirect action or process
indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection"
Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness
Method whereby fixed virtual addresses are mapped into variable logical locations
deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats" indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection
indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection
The reference of a variable or object by using its address
(1) A mechanism for connecting objects by storing, in one object, a reference to another object (2) In the C and C++ languages, the application of the unary operator * to a pointer to access the object the pointer points to
deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"
{i} indirect course, circuitous route, roundabout method; lack of direction; dishonesty, deceitfulness
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{n} unfairness, dishonesty
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