point-to-point
Straight between endpoints
Point-to-point describes a direct connection or route between two specific locations without intermediate stops.
In telecommunications, a point-to-point link connects exactly two endpoints: a point-to-point radio transmission.
In transportation, point-to-point service goes directly from origin to destination rather than through hubs.
In British English, a point-to-point is also an amateur horse race across open country between designated points.
A joining or relation
- linkPoint of connection
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
VPN · node · endpoint · hop · routing · protocol · latency · bandwidth
Obstacle course race
- hurdlesFrames jumped in races
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
- jumpsPushes off ground
- chaserOne who follows
novice · handicap · jockey · thoroughbred · going · furlongs · course · Cheltenham
Short-distance transport
- expressState or fast train
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- directUndeviating or to guide
- commuterOne who travels regularly
route · bus · service · fare · ticketing · charter · passenger · terminal
Radiation-based kitchen heater
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- towerTall slender edifice
line-of-sight · transceiver · uplink · downlink · satellite · fiber · beam · frequency
Continuous mark or queue
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- vectorQuantity with direction
- straightNot curved or crooked
- distanceSpace between two points
coordinates · endpoint · vertex · trajectory · path · bearing · direction · shortest
Spanning the full sequence
- secureProtected from harm
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
protocol · handshake · authentication · confidential · session · cipher · decryption · Signal
connection
A joining or relation
circuit · VPN · node · endpoint · hop · routing · protocol · latency · bandwidth · topology
steeplechase
Obstacle course race
chaser · novice · handicap · jockey · thoroughbred · going · furlongs · course · Cheltenham · timber
shuttle
Short-distance transport
commuter · route · bus · service · fare · ticketing · charter · passenger · terminal · departure
microwave
Radiation-based kitchen heater
tower · line-of-sight · transceiver · uplink · downlink · satellite · fiber · beam · frequency · signal
line
Continuous mark or queue
distance · coordinates · endpoint · vertex · trajectory · path · bearing · direction · shortest · geodesic
end-to-end
Spanning the full sequence
tunnel · protocol · handshake · authentication · confidential · session · cipher · decryption · Signal · WhatsApp
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- networksnetwork traffic, network security, MAN, PAN, cloud computing
- Equestrian Sportsdressage, show jumping, eventing, polo, reining
- bike trailssingletrack, doubletrack, downhill trail, cross-country trail, beginner trail
- data linksethernet, WiFi, satellite link, radio link, video link
- flight routesflight path, air corridor, airway, direct route, nonstop flight
point-to-pointhub-and-spoke
Network with central junction
centralized · mesh network · routed · multipoint · switched
point-to-pointhub-and-spoke
Network with central junction
connecting · indirect · connecting flight · routed · layover
point-to-pointbroadcast
Transmitted media signal
multicast · one-to-many · omnidirectional · mass communication · diffuse
pointed, appoint, points, pointer, disappoint, appointment, appointments, disappointment, disappointing