[cs13001] Loose pointer

Mikhail Nesterenko mikhail at cs.kent.edu
Wed Dec 12 23:00:51 EST 2012


> 
> I just wanted to know, what exactly is the definition of the Loose pointer?
> 

Loose pointer is a pointer that holds an arbitrary value thus pointing
to an arbitrary location in memory. This would happen if the pointer is
not initialized.  The problem occurs if such pointer is dereferenced.

A pointer that points to a dynamic variable that was deallocated is
often called loose as well.

Thanks,
--
Mikhail


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