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| Date: | Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:28:03 -0500 |
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> what're the differences between pointers and global variables? That's like asking, "What's the difference between apples and blue?". They're two independent concepts. A pointer is a data type, which contains the address of some other data. A global variable is data stored in a globally-accessible location.
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