end point
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Definition
Noun: 1. The final point in a process: The stage or moment at which a process, event, or series of actions concludes or terminates. 2. A place where something ends or is complete: A physical location or conceptual limit marking the termination of something, such as a journey, a line, or a system.
Usage and Examples
- As the final stage of a process:
- The successful launch of the product was the end point of three years of research and development.
- In the negotiation, signing the contract is the desired end point.
- As a physical or conceptual limit:
- This station is the end point of the subway line.
- The river's end point is where it flows into the sea.
Advanced Usage
- In computing and networking: An end point is a device or node that is the final destination or source of communication in a network.
- The server and the user's laptop are the two end points in this data transfer.
- In chemistry (titration): The end point is the stage in a titration at which the indicator changes color, signifying the reaction is complete.
- The chemist carefully noted the end point when the solution turned from pink to colorless.
Variants and Related Words
- Endpoint (noun): A common alternative spelling, especially in technical contexts like computing.
- Ensure the API endpoint is secure.
- Terminus (noun): A final point or station, especially for transportation.
- Conclusion (noun): The end or finish of an event or process.
- Destination (noun): The place to which someone or something is going.
Synonyms
- Termination
- Finish
- Culmination
- Limit
- Boundary
Antonyms
- Starting point
- Beginning
- Origin
- Commencement
Related Phrases and Idioms
- From start to finish: Covering the entire process from beginning to end point.
- She managed the project from start to finish.
- Reach the end of the road: To arrive at a point where no further progress is possible; a figurative end point.
- After the funding was cut, the research project reached the end of the road.
Noun
- the final point in a process
- a place where something ends or is complete