point-to-point en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɔɪnt(t)əˈpɔɪnt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From point (“individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate”) + to + point.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points. ▸ Being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits prior to automation and printed circuit boards, where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering.
- (not-comparable) Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points. ▸ Employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints.
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(not-comparable) Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points. ▸ Travelling directly from source to destination without passing through a hub.
In the interests of evening out the demand on locomotive power throughout the run, some adjustment of point-to-point timings might be worth while, especially an easing of the timing from Darlington to York.
1961 April, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 210:
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(not-comparable) Having every aspect or point of something matching up with corresponding aspects or points of something else.
a point-to-point rebuttal of the argument
Relateds
end-to-end · peer-to-peer · hub-and-spoke
Translations (10)
es punto a punto (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints) · it punto a punto (being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering) · nl punt-naar-punt (being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering) · sv punkt-till-punkt (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints) · pt ponto a ponto (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints) · ru точка-точка (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints) · cs dvoubodový (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints) · fr point à point (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints) · ca punt a punt (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints) · ja ポイント・ツー・ポイント (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints)