POINT

'Point' can refer to:

★ Point and counterpoint, meaning or purpose, especially in a discussion or dispute

★ Point of order, a matter raised during a debate concerning the rules of debating themselves

★ Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or a plane but no extent

★ Point man, the lead soldier or vehicle in a patrol

★ Point (typography), a printing measurement, whose meaning has changed over time

★ In typography, a dot character (e.g.: full stop, interpunct), decimal point)

★ Point (coat color), fur coloration of the extremities, in cats

★ Point (gemstone) (2 mg) or one-hundredth of a carat

★ Point (mortgage), one percent of the loan amount

★ Points, a railroad switch (British English)

★ Points, contact breaker in an ignition system

★ Point system, a system of demerits for driving offenses

★ Taking point, being the lead element in a military formation

★ Vowel points: niqqud for Hebrew language; harakat for Arabic

★ Point Music, a record label

★ Point (landform)

★ Projectile point, a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tip

★ Also see The Point
In 'navigation':

★ Compass point, one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass

★ Point, one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees).

★ Points of sail, a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction
'places':

★ Point, Outer Hebrides, a district of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland

★ Points, West Virginia

★ Palmer Trinity School, a high school in Palmetto Bay, Florida.
In 'sports' and 'games':

★ Point, a unit of scoring in some sports and games

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★ Point (basketball), units obtained by scoring baskets during a game

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★ Point (tennis), the smallest unit of scoring in tennis

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★ Point (ice hockey), a goal or assist a player earns during a game

★ Point, a fielding position in cricket

★ The point (ice hockey), the location of an ice hockey player

★ Shortened form for the position of point guard in basketball
;See also

★ Punt

★ Punkt