Point can refer to:

• Point and counterpoint, meaning or purpose, especially in a discussion or dispute
• Point of order, a matter raised during a debate concerning the rules of debating themselves
• Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or a plane but no extent
• Point man, the lead soldier or vehicle in a patrol
• Point (typography), a printing measurement, whose meaning has changed over time
• In typography, a dot character (e.g.: full stop, interpunct), decimal point)
• Point (coat color), fur coloration of the extremities, in cats
• Point (gemstone) (2 mg) or one-hundredth of a carat
• Point (mortgage), one percent of the loan amount
• Points, a railroad switch (British English)
• Points, contact breaker in an ignition system
• Point system, a system of demerits for driving offenses
• Taking point, being the lead element in a military formation
• Vowel points: niqqud for Hebrew language; harakat for Arabic
• Point Music, a record label
• Point (landform)
• Projectile point, a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tip
• Unit of length
• Le Point, a french weekly news magazine

• Also see The Point

In navigation:

• Compass point, one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass
• Point, one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees).
• Points of sail, a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction

places:

• Point, Outer Hebrides, a district of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
• Points, West Virginia
• Palmer Trinity School, a high school in Palmetto Bay, Florida.

In sports and games:

• Point, a unit of scoring in some sports and games
  • Point (basketball), units obtained by scoring baskets during a game
  • Point (tennis), the smallest unit of scoring in tennis
  • Point (ice hockey), a goal or assist a player earns during a game
• Point, a fielding position in cricket
• The point (ice hockey), the location of an ice hockey player
• Shortened form for the position of point guard in basketball

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See also

• Punt
• Punktzh-yue:點

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