What is the meaning of “wild pointer” in C?

Question

Can anybody tell me, the meaning of wild pointer in C, how to obtain it and is this available in C++?

Answer 1

Uninitialized pointer is called Wild Pointer. Suppose if you try

int *p; //pointing to any random or unknown location. *p= 16; /Some unknown memory location is being corrupted.This should never be done./

This can create a great threat to your program. B'Coz because they point to some arbitrary memory location and changing the content of that location may cause a program to crash or behave badly.