in that case I'm screwed, because I have no idea what pointers are
A pointer is just a stored memory address or location of data within a datastructure.Or more specifically a variable that 'points' to an area of memory either directly (an address) or can refer to something stored in ram through a controlled environment - ie: a position in an array or the 'handles' in b3d (an indirect pointer to the data's real location in ram)