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normal variable stores a value of the given datatype where

as the pointer variable stores the address of a variable.

for example int n=10;

int *p;

p=&n;

here p is a pointer variable and n is a normal

variable.p stores the address of n where as n stores an

integer value.

*p prints the value of n,p prints the address

of n.

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