"access point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: access points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} access point (plural access points)
  1. (networking) A device, such as an Internet modem, that permits wireless devices to connect to a network. Wikipedia link: Wireless access point Categories (topical): Networking Synonyms: wi-fi array Derived forms: rogue access point Translations (device permitting wireless connection to a network): tukiasema (Finnish), נקודת גישה \ נְקֻדַּת גִּישָׁה [feminine] (Hebrew), пристапна точка (pristapna točka) [feminine] (Macedonian), punct de acces [neuter] (Romanian), беспроводная точка доступа (besprovodnaja točka dostupa) (Russian), точка беспроводного доступа (točka besprovodnovo dostupa) (Russian)

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