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Game Point: A situation when the player who is leading needs one more point to win a game

Point Of Exposure: The place where someone can come into contact with a substance present in the environment [see exposure pathway].

Point of Presence (POP): A Point of Presence usually means a city or location where a network can be connected to, often with dial up phone lines. So if an Internet company says they will soon have a POP in Belgrade . . . View Full Definition

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

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 Of Beginning (POB): In a metes-and bounds legal description, the starting point of the survey, situated in one corner of the parcel, all metes-and-bounds descriptions must follow the boundaries of the parcel ba . . . View Full Definition

Point Load: A point where a bearing/structural weight is concentrated and transferred to the foundation.

Point: The period of play between the first successful service of a ball to the point at which that ball goes out of play

Point And Figure Chart: A price-only chart that takes into account only whole integer changes in price, i.e., a 2-point change. Point and figure charting disregards the element of time and is used solely to record . . . View Full Definition

Point Guard: Usually a team's floor leader, who initiates the offense and controls the tempo of the game.