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point system
- a system of averaging a student's letter grades by giving them equivalent numerical value in points: the average attained is called the grade-point average
- a system of graduating the sizes of type on a uniform scale of points
- any system of writing or printing for the blind, as Braille, in which raised points in certain combinations are used
- ☆ a system of penalizing drivers of automotive vehicles a given number of points for certain driving offenses, and suspending the driver's license if a specified number of points accumulate
See point system in American Heritage Dictionary 4