A pointer is a computer science term for a variable that, instead of holding a bit of information, holds an address to where that information can be found in a computer's memory. You can imagine the variable as a signpost that \points\ to where the information can be found.
Grippe is an old fashioned word for the flu â the virus that can give you a fever, sore throat, and a headache. If you fear you're coming down with the grippe, you might spend the day in bed drinking tea. When someone feels achy, shivery, and tired, they probably fear having the grippe, which is highly contagious and sickens many people each year, mostly in the winter months. Today it's more commonly called the flu, short for influenza.
grippe - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease. flu, influenza. contagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact. Asian influenza, Asiatic flu - influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957. swine flu, swine influenza - an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic. respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system.