(Noun): An informal term used in computer science, specifically in the language C++. It is used to describe pointers and pointer notation. A pointer has one level of starriness, while a two-dimensional array has two levels of starriness.
"Since I deferenced this pointer, it has no levels of starriness now."
"My pointer to char pointers have two levels of starriness."
"My pointer to char pointers have two levels of starriness."
by C++=B- February 18, 2020