A good book can affect your life.
Int a defines an integer variable named a.
Int& defines a reference shaping variable (retransmission parameters are different from the last one).
Int *a defines a pointer to an integer variable.
Int a[] defines an array.
Char *a defines a character pointer.
Char *a[] defines an array of character pointers.
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A pointer is an address.
If you are a variable, your home address value is a pointer, haha.