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Break-Even Point: In income property, the figure at which rental income is equal to expenses and debt service.

Point Source Epidemic: A point source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection at a single place and time. There is no significant transmission between individuals. . . . View Full Definition

Point Source Lamp: Arc type lamp producing light from a small gap between two carbon rods.

Point Source: A stationary location or fixed facility such as an industry or municipality that discharges pollutants into the air or surface water through pipes, ditches, lagoons, wells, or stacks - a sin . . . View Full Definition

Point Of View Character: The central figure in a limited point of view narration, the character through whom the reader experiences the author's representation of the world. See point of view, above.

Point Of View: The way a story gets told and who tells it. It is the method of narration that determines the position, or angle of vision, from which the story unfolds. Point of view governs the reader's a . . . View Full Definition

Point Source Pollution: Pollutants that are discharged or emitted from discrete 'point' sources, such as pipes and smokestacks. Both the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act focus control requirements on point sou . . . View Full Definition

Point Of Sale (POS): The place where a sale of goods takes place, eg. a shop counter.

Point to Point Protocol (PPP): It's a software application that allows an attachment to a server.

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.