endpoint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment.
  2. The point in speech at which an utterance ends.
  3. A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study.
  4. The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added.
  5. The entity at one end of a connection.
  6. Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point.
  7. Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1.
verb
  1. To detect the endpoint of an utterance.
  2. To determine an endpoint in a titration process.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

endpoint endpoints end point endpointing endpointed

Etymology

From end + point.

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