Free Agent - Restricted: An NBA player whose contract has expired and who may negotiate with any team, but his original team retains the right of first refusal to make an offer at least 125% of the player's previous salary or $250,000 (whichever is greater) within 15 days of another team making an offer.

 

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Free Agent - Restricted: An NBA player whose contract has expired and who may negotiate with any team, but his original team retains the right of first refusal to make an offer at least 125% of the player's previous . . . View Full Definition

Point-Of-View Shot: A shot in which the camera is physically situated very close to a character's position: thus the resulting shot approximates the character's point-of-view.

Point-Source Pollution: Water contamination that can be traced to a single point. A toxic material spill and a sewage discharge pipe are examples of point sources.

Point-Of-Service (POS) Product: A healthcare option that allows members to choose at the time medical services are needed whether they will go to a provider within the plan's network or seek medical care outside the network.

Point-Of-Service (POS) Plan: A health plan allowing the member to choose to receive a service from a participating or non-participating provider, with different benefits levels associated with the use of participating providers.

Play-By-Play Announcer: A type of television sports announcer, usually a professional broadcaster, who functions as narrator of the game's events, keeps track of game time, prompts the comments of the color announc . . . View Full Definition

Plug-In: This is a program that your browser uses to manipulate a downloaded file. It differs from a Helper Application in that the plug-in works inside the browser window.

Point-After-Touchdown (PAT): A place kick taken from the opponent’s 2-yard line (3-yard line in college); awarded to a team that has scored a touchdown, it is worth 1 point if it goes through the goalpost.

Point-Spread Function: the kernel in the superposition integral (convolution product) that expresses the effect of a linear optical system in the formation of an image of an object. Point spread function and trans . . . View Full Definition

Point-To-Point: Refers to the fares between two cities; the service between two cities without additional segments or any continuation.