"point-to-point" meaning in English

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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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|point|t=individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate}} point (“individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate”), {{m|en|to}} to, {{m|en|point}} 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 27 20 18 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 23 20 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 26 20 17 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': 80 8 6 6
  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 27 20 18 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 23 20 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 26 20 17 10 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 81 5 5
  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 27 20 18 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 23 20 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 26 20 17 10 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 20 20 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 27 20 18 9 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 26 23 23 20 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 26 20 17 10
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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|point|t=individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate}} point (“individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate”), {{m|en|to}} to, {{m|en|point}} 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

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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "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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      "code": "it",
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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": "punto a punto"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "punt a punt"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "dvoubodový"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "point à point"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "ポイント・ツー・ポイント"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "točka-točka",
      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "точка-точка"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "punto a punto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints",
      "word": "punkt-till-punkt"
    }
  ],
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    "Motorola"
  ],
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}

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