point of entry
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4.1
- noun
:
punto de entrada
- Officials monitor each point of entry carefully to ensure that all goods meet safety regulations.
- provide a point of entry
Examples
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The government is enhancing security measures at every point of entry to prevent illegal immigration.
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This interaction may then serve as a point of entry into an intelligent tutoring system on that topic.
Academic text (1990) -
I would like to say a word about joint training by Canada and the United States for point-of-entry officers.
Academic text (1990) -
Also, during the last two decades, the most common point of entry to higher education has become the two-year college.
Academic text (1990) -
Though the book and its findings have become controversial, it does provide a provocative point of entry into the issues at hand.
Academic text (2004) -
So they've deployed agents to every point of entry: airports, marinas, etc.
Fiction book (1995) -
From their inception, community colleges have been a critical point of entry to higher education for many Americans (Ayers, 2002b; Cohen & Brawer, 1996; Dicroce, 2005).
Academic text (2008) -
The author also provides thoughtful consideration concerning how institutions and policy changes can positively affect these outcomes. Colleges serve as a point of entry (and re-entry) to higher education for more than 12 million credit and non-credit seeking students each year, approximately half of the college-going population (American Association of Community Colleges, 2014; Strayhorn & Johnson, 2014).
Academic text (2015) -
Thousands of travelers arrive each day at the airport's point of entry to undergo customs checks.
Synonyms
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1.0
A door or opening that lets people go into a place
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1.2
An opening or door used to go into a building
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1.3
A place like a harbour where people and goods enter or leave a country
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4.4
A place like an airport or seaport where officers check people and goods entering a country
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'point' = a specific location and 'entry' = a place/opening for access, so a B1 learner who knows these words will understand it as the place or location where access occurs. Although used metaphorically in computing, this is a transparent extension of the physical sense and follows common cross-linguistic patterns.
Etymology
Point of entry paints a clear picture: a point (a specific place) where people make their entry (come into a country), such as an airport gate or seaport where customs and immigration check passports and goods. So, it means 'an official place where people and goods are allowed to enter a country and are checked'.