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title: "What is a pointer and does Java support pointers?"  
description: "What is a pointer and does Java support pointers?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-01-14  
updated: 2020-09-16  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is a pointer and does Java support pointers?

Pointer is a reference handle to a memory location. Improper handling of pointers leads to memory leaks and reliability issues hence Java doesn't support the usage of pointers.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Pointer is a reference handle to a memory location. Improper handling of pointers leads to memory leaks and reliability issues hence Java doesn't support the usage of pointers.


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