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päätepiste — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cutoff noun The point at which something ends or is limited; a deadline or threshold.
  • endpoint noun A single specific address on a server that a program can send a request to in order to get data or make something happen; each endpoint does one job, such as returning a list of customers or creating a new order.
  • period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
  • terminal noun A building where passengers board or leave planes, trains, or ferries.
  • terminus noun The final stop of a transport route, or the station or town where it ends.

Senses

päätepiste is used for these senses in English:

  • cutoff The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
  • period (archaic) An end or conclusion; the final point of a process, a state, an event, etc. [from 16th c.]
  • terminal (electrical, electronics) The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals or power are made available to apparatus; the hardware attached to the line in this spot, which allows connections to be fastened.
  • terminus The end or final point of something.

cutoff — full definition

  1. noun The point at which something ends or is limited; a deadline or threshold.
  2. noun A shorter route or shortcut that bypasses the usual path.
  3. noun Shorts made by cutting the legs off a pair of trousers.
  4. adj Marking a limit or ending point.

endpoint — full definition

  1. noun A single specific address on a server that a program can send a request to in order to get data or make something happen; each endpoint does one job, such as returning a list of customers or creating a new order.
  2. noun In computer security and IT administration, any individual device connected to a network, such as a laptop, phone or server.

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