filepointer
nounUK /ˈfaɪl ˌpɔɪntə/
US /ˈfaɪl ˌpɔɪntər/
A filepointer is a little marker that shows where you are in a file.
The program moved the filepointer to the start of the file before reading it.
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2. In programming, a variable that holds the current position within a file being read or written.
After writing ten bytes, the filepointer advanced automatically.
3. A pointer to a FILE structure used by C standard library functions to manage an open file.
The function returned a null filepointer because the file could not be opened.
4. A saved location in a document or data stream that lets you return to the same spot later.
She set a filepointer at the chapter's start so she could resume reading.