A connection established between two specific locations as between two buildings Points of Presence (POP) = A term used by Internet service providers to indicate the number of geographical locations from which they provide access to the Internet
Manipulator motion in which a limited number of points along a projected path of motion is specified The manipulator moves from point to point rather than a continuos smooth path
A unidirectional or bidirectional connection with only two endpoints See Point-to-Multipoint
Refers to a communications line that provides a path from one location to another (point A to point B)
A communication link with one receiver and one sender The sender and receiver may exchange roles frequently, or even be senders and receivers at the same time Compare broadcast, narrowcast, and pointcast
Describing a circuit that interconnects two points directly, where there are generally no intermediate processing nodes, computers, or branched circuits, although there could be switching facilities; a type of connection, such as a phone line circuit, that links two, and only two, logical entities
Pertaining to data transmission between two locations without the use of any intermediate display station or computer
circuit that connects two points directly with no intermediate processing nodes
A circuit that interconnects two points directly, where there are generally no intermediate processing nodes, computers or branched circuits, although there could be switching facilities; a type of connection such as a phone-line circuit that links two, and only two, logical entities
A method of measuring the total movement in an equity index from the annuity policy issue date to the end of a particular period, usually five to ten years Equity-indexed annuities can use this method to determine how much to credit the annuity, typically by crediting the account a certain percentage of the measured point-to-point growth in the equity-index For example, an equity-indexed annuity might pay 90% of the growth the S&P 500 makes over a five or ten year period