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point-to-point Definition

point·-to-point (po̵int′tə po̵int′)

noun

Brit. a cross-country steeplechase, usually for amateur riders

point-to-point Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • provide: Sockets provide point-to-point, two-way communication between two processes.
  • fly: Although global demand will be affected, easyJet believes that low-cost airlines will be more resilient, particularly if they fly point-to-point within Europe.
  • win: River Tigris took Division Two of the 2½ mile Maiden to become the first four-year-old to win a British point-to-point.
  • run: Although vic can be run point-to-point using standard unicast IP addresses, it is primarily intended as a multiparty conferencing application.
  • use: Tanaka developed ISDN Concerts using point-to-point digital telephony over an ISDN infrastructure.
  • lease: In the past connectivity of two separate sites could only be achieved through either dial up connection or point-to-point leased line.

Adjective modifier

  • annual: The Beaufort holds an annual point-to-point with an average attendance of 2,500 people.
  • local: Formerly the stable, this room still has the original stone trough and horse stalls on which are written the winners of local point-to-points.
  • simple: The hypertext model implemented by the current generation of WWW tools however has a simple point-to-point linking model based upon embedded links.

Modifies a noun

  • microwave: The Alcatel 9500 MXC is a new generation of digital, medium-high capacity, point-to-point microwave radio.
  • driving: The company delivers more online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial ( " where's my nearest?
  • wireless: Since the NASA experiment used a high-speed point-to-point wireless connection, there would not even need to be a cellular network in place.
  • racing: Formerly I was a jockey, competing in point-to-point racing and a show-jumper, before becoming involved in showing horses at national level.
  • connection: However it is not suitable for business users who require point-to-point connections.
  • protocol: PPPoE, point-to-point protocol over Ethernet, is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames.

Noun used with modifier

  • trial: Australia to trial point-to-point speed cameras The Australian State of New South Wales has announced it will trial point-to-point speed cameras targetting long-distance speeders.
  • th: Despite several careless jumps, Coolefind comfortably took the Men's Open to give rider Stuart Morris his 100 th career point-to-point success.