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point [n]

1)	a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

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2)	the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

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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"

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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?"

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degree level stage

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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"

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detail item

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fact enumerate detail minutia nook_and_cranny regard sticking_point technicality

6)	an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

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point_in_time

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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?"

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aim

8)	a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

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peak tip

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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"

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dot

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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"

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unit score advantage set_point match_point

11)

a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"

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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"

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item

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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

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relevance

14)

an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

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spot

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characteristic

15)

sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"

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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"

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compass_point

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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

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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"

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full_point full_stop period stop

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punctuation suspension_point

19)

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

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head

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mark arrow

20)

the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point

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pointedness

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taper unpointedness

21)

a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

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characteristic selling_point

22)

the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"

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gunpoint

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gun_muzzle

23)

a wall socket

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power_point

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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

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breaker_point distributor_point

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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"

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indicate show

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inform arrow cursor pointer denotation finger call_attention reflect

2)	be oriented; "The weather vane points North"

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orient

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lie arrow pointer

3)	direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

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charge level

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aim

4)	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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channelise channelize direct guide head maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre steer

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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"

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bespeak betoken indicate signal

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tell sign indication indicant indicator augur mark

6)	sail close to the wind

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luff

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sail navigation luff

7)	mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

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label full_point dot

8)	mark with diacritics; "point the letter"

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label full_point dot

9)	mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

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label full_point dot

10)

be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"

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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"

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aim direct place target

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aim place aim aim fair_game address home_in

12)

give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

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sharpen taper

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change_form peak taper taper taper_off fizzle acuminate

13)

repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"

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repoint

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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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