Meanings
plural endpoints · alternative end point
- Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment.
- biologyA defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study.
- communicationsThe entity at one end of a connection.
- computingPart of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point.
- mathematicsEither of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1.
present singular third person endpoints · participle present endpointing · participle past endpointed · past endpointed · alternative end point
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna place where something ends or is complete
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic نقطة نهاية
- نقطة نهايةeither of two points at the end of a line
Chinese Mandarin 端點 /端点, 終端 /终端
- 端點 /端点 (duāndiǎn)either of two points at the end of a line
- 終端 /终端 (zhōngduān)entity at one end of a connection
Esperanto finpunkto
- finpunktoeither of two points at the end of a line
Finnish päätepiste, päätepiste
- päätepisteeither of two points at the end of a line
- päätepisteentity at one end of a connection
French extrémité
- extrémitéeither of two points at the end of a line
German Endpunkt
- Endpunkteither of two points at the end of a line
Hungarian végpont
- végponteither of two points at the end of a line
Italian estremo
- estremoeither of two points at the end of a line
Norwegian endepunkt
- endepunkteither of two points at the end of a line
Polish punkt krańcowy, koniec odcinka
- punkt krańcowyeither of two points at the end of a line
- koniec odcinkaeither of two points at the end of a line
- punkt końcowya defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study
- punkt końcowythe stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added
- punkt końcowyentity at one end of a connection
- punkt rozszerzeniapart of a system that serves as a hook
- wierzchołek końcowyeither of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1
Russian конец промежутка, точка окончания
- конец промежутка (konec promežutka)either of two points at the end of a line
- точка окончания (točka okončanija)the stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added
- конечная точка (konečnaja točka)part of a system that serves as a hook
- эндпоинт (endpoint)part of a system that serves as a hook
Spanish punto extremo, extremo
- punto extremoeither of two points at the end of a line
- extremoeither of two points at the end of a line
- punto finalthe stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added
- punto finalentity at one end of a connection
Tagalog dulong tuldok, upong
- dulong tuldokeither of two points at the end of a line
- upongeither of two points at the end of a line
Turkish bitim noktası, bitiş noktası
- bitim noktasıeither of two points at the end of a line
- bitiş noktasıeither of two points at the end of a line
Vietnamese đầu mút, mút
- đầu múteither of two points at the end of a line
- múteither of two points at the end of a line
Cite this entry
endpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endpoint
“endpoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endpoint. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endpoint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endpoint.
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