Can someone distill into proper English what a delegate is?

Question

Can someone please break down what a delegate is into a simple, short and terse explanation that encompasses both the purpose and general benefits? I\'ve tried to wrap my h

Answer 1

A delegate is a pointer to a method. You can then use your delegate as a parameter of other methods.

here is a link to a simple tutorial.

The question I had was 'So, why would I want to do that?' You won't really 'get it' until you solve a programming problem with them.