point-to-point

1. Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points.
   1. not comparablebusinessBeing or relating to a method of manually constructing electronic circuits prior to automation and printed circuit boards, where components were individually mounted on the chassis prior to soldering.
   2. not comparablecommunicationsEmploying a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints.
   3. not comparabletransportTravelling directly from source to destination without passing through a hub.

      In the interests of evening out the demand on locomotive power throughout the run, some adjustment of point-to-point timings might be worth while, especially an easing of the timing from Darlington to York.

      1961 April, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 210

2. not comparableHaving every aspect or point of something matching up with corresponding aspects or points of something else.

   a point-to-point rebuttal of the argument

plural point-to-points

1. alsoattributivehobbiesA kind of horse race involving a direct cross-country course with obstacles for hunting horses and amateur riders.