Endpoint

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment.
  2. 2
    a place where something ends or is complete wordnet
  3. 3
    The point in speech at which an utterance ends.
  4. 4
    A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study.
  5. 5
    The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added.
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  1. 6
    The entity at one end of a connection.
  2. 7
    Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point.
  3. 8
    Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1.
Verb
  1. 1
    Of a speech recognition system: to detect the endpoint of an utterance.
  2. 2
    To determine an endpoint in a titration process.

Synonyms

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cessationconclusionend pointend pointfinishhalt

Example

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"The river flows into the Bay of Fundy near St. Martins, New Brunswick, and serves as the endpoint of the Fundy Trail."

Etymology

From end + point.

Related phrases

line segment

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