• Dutch: wissel
• Finnish: vaihde
• German: Weiche

• Finnish: kärki

• Finnish: kompassipiiru

• ttbc Ido: punto
• ttbc Irish: pointe

Verb

1. To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

   It's rude to point at other people.

2. To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction

   If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.

3. In a computer program, to direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
4. On the Internet, to direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.

Derived terms

• point at
• point out

Translations

French

Etymology

punctus

Pronunciation

Noun

fr-noun m

1. point (location or place, unit of success or failure in a game or competition)
2. full stop, period (punctuation mark)

Derived terms

• à point
• point de vue
• un point c'est tout

Adverb

ne ... point

1. not

   Ne craignez point - Fear not

Synonyms

ne ... pas

Point can refer to:

• Point and counterpoint, meaning or purpose, especially in a discussion or dispute
• Point of order, a matter raised during a debate concerning the rules of debating themselves
• Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or a plane but no extent
• Point man, the lead soldier or vehicle in a patrol
• Basis point, 1/100th of one percent, denoted bp, bps, or ‱
• Point (typography), a measurement used in printing, the meaning of which has changed over time
• In typography, a dot character (e.g.: full stop, interpunct), decimal point)
• Point (coat color), fur coloration of the extremities, in animals
• Point (gemstone) (2 mg) or one-hundredth of a carat
• Point (mortgage), one percent of the loan amount
• Points, a railroad switch (British English)
• Points, contact breaker in an ignition system
• Point system, a system of demerits for driving offenses
• Taking point, being the lead element in a military formation
• Vowel points: niqqud for Hebrew language; harakat for Arabic
• Point Music, a record label
• Point (landform)
• Projectile point, a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tip
• Unit of length
• Le Point, a French weekly news magazine
• Point (album), a 2001 album by Cornelius

• Also see The Point

In navigation:

• Compass point, one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass
• Point, one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees).
• Points of sail, a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction

Places:

• Point, Outer Hebrides, a district of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
• Points, West Virginia
• Palmer Trinity School, a high school in Palmetto Bay, Florida

In sports and games:

• Point, a unit of scoring in some sports and games
  • Point (basketball), units obtained by scoring baskets during a game
  • Point (tennis), the smallest unit of scoring in tennis
  • Point (ice hockey), a goal or assist a player earns during a game
• Point, a fielding position in cricket
• The point (ice hockey), the location of an ice hockey player
• Point guard ,in basketball

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