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point [n]
 
1)a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: component  attracter  intersection  intercept 
 
2)the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: location  punctum  blind_spot  bellybutton  mcburney's_point  node  antinode  beginning  celestial_point  center  crinion  chokepoint  corner  crossing  focus  geographic_point  ground_zero  hot_spot  midair  abutment  place  position  pressure_point  military_position  corner  place  vanishing_point  focal_point  hilum  focal_point 
 
3)a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: import  bottom_line  crux  rallying_point  talking_point 
 
4)a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
    Synonyms :degree level stage 
    See Also: state  ladder  acme  extent  end_point  standard_of_life  plane  state_of_the_art  ultimacy  quickening  climax 
 
5)an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
    Synonyms :detail item 
    See Also: fact  enumerate  detail  minutia  nook_and_cranny  regard  sticking_point  technicality 
 
6)an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
    Synonyms :point_in_time 
    See Also: amount  distance  date  deadline  arrival_time  departure_time  midterm  full_term  midterm  instant  run-time  beginning  middle  end  phase  show_time  then 
 
7)the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: aim 
 
8)a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
    Synonyms :peak tip 
    See Also: convex_shape  cone  alpenstock  blade  pencil  arrowhead  knife  widow's_peak  cusp  head 
 
9)a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
    Synonyms :dot 
    See Also: disc  dot  dot  constellate 
 
10)the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: unit  score  advantage  set_point  match_point 
 
11)a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: foreland 
 
12)a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
    Synonyms :item 
    See Also: component  list  enumerate  agenda_item  incidental  inventory_item  line_item  news_item  place 
 
13)a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
    Synonyms :
    See Also: relevance 
 
14)an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
    Synonyms :spot 
    See Also: characteristic 
 
15)sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: end  awl  ice_pick  knife  needle  pencil  pin  arrowhead  barb  barb  cusp  diamond_point  nib  pike  pinpoint  spear-point 
 
16)any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
    Synonyms :compass_point 
    See Also: direction  cardinal_compass_point  nbe  nne  nebn  ne  nebe  east_northeast  east_by_north  east_by_south  east_southeast  sebe  se  sebs  sou'-sou'-east  sbe  sbw  sou'-sou'-west  southwest_by_south  sou'-west  southwest_by_west  west_southwest  wbs  wbn  west_northwest  northwest_by_west  nor'-west  northwest_by_north  nnw  nbw 
 
17)a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
    Synonyms :
    See Also: linear_unit  em 
 
18)a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
    Synonyms :full_point full_stop period stop 
    See Also: punctuation  suspension_point 
 
19)a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
    Synonyms :head 
    See Also: mark  arrow 
 
20)the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point
    Synonyms :pointedness 
    See Also: taper  unpointedness 
 
21)a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: characteristic  selling_point 
 
22)the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
    Synonyms :gunpoint 
    See Also: gun_muzzle 
 
23)a wall socket
    Synonyms :power_point 
    See Also: electric_outlet  britain 
 
24)a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
    Synonyms :breaker_point distributor_point 
    See Also: contact  distributer 
 
point [v]
 
1)indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
    Synonyms :indicate show 
    See Also: inform  arrow  cursor  pointer  denotation  finger  call_attention  reflect 
 
2)be oriented; "The weather vane points North"
    Synonyms :orient 
    See Also: lie  arrow  pointer 
 
3)direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
    Synonyms :charge level 
    See Also: aim 
 
4)direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    Synonyms :channelise channelize direct guide head maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre steer 
    See Also: command  driving  canalisation  guide  guide  forefront  head  head  aim  maneuver  maneuverer  helmsman  steerage  guidance  dock  sheer  pull_over  crab  navigate  stand_out  starboard  conn  navigate  canalise  corner  park 
 
5)be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
    Synonyms :bespeak betoken indicate signal 
    See Also: tell  sign  indication  indicant  indicator  augur  mark 
 
6)sail close to the wind
    Synonyms :luff 
    See Also: sail  navigation  luff 
 
7)mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
    Synonyms :
    See Also: label  full_point  dot 
 
8)mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: label  full_point  dot 
 
9)mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
    Synonyms :
    See Also: label  full_point  dot 
 
10)be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: be  gunpoint  arrow  cursor  pointer  charge 
 
11)intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
    Synonyms :aim direct place target 
    See Also: aim  place  aim  aim  fair_game  address  home_in 
 
12)give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
    Synonyms :sharpen taper 
    See Also: change_form  peak  taper  taper  taper_off  fizzle  acuminate 
 
13)repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
    Synonyms :repoint 
    See Also: bushel 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. (Sometimes abbreviated "pt") The unit of length for text characters. There are six slightly different definitions: Truchet point, Didot point, ATA point, TeX point, Postscript point, and IN point.

The most commonly used are ATA in the USA and Didot in Europe.

A twip is 1/20 of a PostScript[?] point.

Different point systems .

(2002-03-10)

2. To move a pointing device so that the on-screen pointer is positioned over a certain object on the screen such as a button in a graphical user interface. In most window systems it is then necessary to click a (physical) button on the pointing device to activate or select the object. In some systems, just pointing to an object is known as "mouse-over" event which may cause some help text (called a "tool tip" in Windows) to be displayed.

(2001-05-21)








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