Meaning & use

Endpoint

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The point at which something ends, or, in technical contexts, a location or event marking a final measurable outcome.

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The finish line served as the endpoint of the marathon course.

Researchers used survival rate as the primary endpoint of the clinical trial.

A note on using this word

Widely used in both everyday and technical contexts, including medicine, mathematics, and computer networking, where it refers to a device connected to a network.

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2. noun

A device or system connected to a network that sends or receives data.

Each employee's laptop is a monitored endpoint on the company's network.

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