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endpoint

endpoint

5 4.2
A web address that a program uses to send or get data from a server
  • noun
  • /ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : punto de conexión
  • For example, assume user U must provide X.509 credential U-A to access endpoint A and X.509 credential U-B to access endpoints B1 and B2.
  • access endpoint
  • endpoint definitions
  • Connect endpoint

Examples

  • Further, our current ubiquitous network includes the endpoints of the network: video and still cameras, keyboards, and screens.

    Blog text (13)

  • Suddenly, nobody but the sender and the recipient can figure out the endpoints of a message chain.

    Blog text (21)

  • OK, so it says send to endpoint S this message that I have.

  • We get our endpoint data through National Health records.

  • None of it has an endpoint, but we have endpoints.

  • Petraeus specifically mentioned an endpoint where ISAF's security responsibilities would be transferred to the Afghans and its forces drawn down.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Additional endpoint-management functions provide for the creation, deletion, configuration, activation, and deactivation of logical endpoints.

    Academic text (2012)

  • To retrieve the latest updates, please send your request to the endpoint of the API.

  • The software requires you to specify the correct endpoint for it to function properly.

  • Developers must ensure that the API endpoint is accessible for clients to connect and retrieve data.

Synonyms

URL
vsendpoint
  • Texting
94 2.8

An internet address that tells where to find a web page or file

is narrower, used for service addresses clients call to perform actions
end point
vsendpoint
  • Specialized
3.9

A network address where a service sends or receives data

focuses on client calls to access a resource or trigger an action
universal resource locator
vsendpoint
  • Texting
4.2

A web address you type into a browser to open a page or file

is the same address term but the key is specific to service addresses

Antonyms

source
∞ 2.6

A place or thing where something comes from

Surface Forms

endpoint singular
endpoints plural

Morphology

endpoint = end + point (semi-transparent) = end + point

Formally a compound of 'end' + 'point', but the specialized computing/API sense is a technical metaphor that learners without IT knowledge may not infer.

Etymology

Endpoint combines end ('finish') and point ('place' or 'spot'), and in computing it means the exact 'place' where a program connects to a service, like the specific 'web address' you call to send or get data.