"point-to-point" meaning in English

See point-to-point in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɔɪnt(t)əˈpɔɪnt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From point (“individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate”) + to + point. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} point-to-point (not comparable)
  1. Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points.
    (electronics) Being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits prior to automation and printed circuit boards, where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering): punt-naar-punt (Dutch), punto a punto (Italian)
    Sense id: en-point-to-point-en-adj-DIfxhy4u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 22 20 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 19 17 18 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 23 22 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 24 21 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 21 21 20 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 21 21 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 20 20 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 19 20 20 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 21 20 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 29 21 20 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 20 19 19 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 22 21 21 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 20 21 19 10 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering': 78 8 7 7
  2. Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points.
    (telecommunications) Employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Telecommunications Translations (employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints): punt a punt (Catalan), dvoubodový (Czech), point à point (French), ポイント・ツー・ポイント (Japanese), точка-точка (točka-točka) (Russian), punto a punto (Spanish), punkt-till-punkt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-point-to-point-en-adj-5kHsAiQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 22 20 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 23 22 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 24 21 21 8 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications Disambiguation of 'employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints': 9 77 7 7
  3. Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points.
    (transport) Travelling directly from source to destination without passing through a hub.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-point-to-point-en-adj-yaXzVey5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 22 20 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 23 22 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 24 21 21 8 Topics: transport
  4. Having every aspect or point of something matching up with corresponding aspects or points of something else. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-point-to-point-en-adj-usC2R4Zf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 22 20 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 23 22 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 24 21 21 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: end-to-end, hub-and-spoke, peer-to-peer

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɔɪnt(t)əˈpɔɪnt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: point-to-points [plural]
Etymology: From point (“individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate”) + to + point. Head templates: {{en-noun}} point-to-point (plural point-to-points)
  1. (horse racing, also attributively) A kind of horse race involving a direct cross-country course with obstacles for hunting horses and amateur riders. Tags: also, attributive Categories (lifeform): Horse racing Derived forms: point-to-pointer, point-to-pointing
    Sense id: en-point-to-point-en-noun-A1jVwho3 Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "being or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering",
      "word": "punt-naar-punt"
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      "word": "punto a punto"
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      "word": "punt a punt"
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      "word": "dvoubodový"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "point à point"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "ポイント・ツー・ポイント"
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      "word": "точка-точка"
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      "word": "punto a punto"
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      "word": "punkt-till-punkt"
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    "Motorola"
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}

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}

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