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Point of presence

 
(päp)

(computer science) To obtain information from the top of a stack and then reset a pointer to the next item in the stack.
(mining engineering) A drill hole blasted to reduce larger pieces of rock or to trim a working face. Also known as pop hole; pop shot.


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Marketing Dictionary: point of presence (POP)
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Location or city where a computer network can be connected, usually with dial-up phone lines. Internet Service Providers provide many POPs so that computer users can make a local call (as opposed to a toll call) from their computers to gain access to the Internet.

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A point-of-presence (POP) is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communications entities.

Telephone systems

In the USA, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system. A point of presence was a location where a long-distance carrier could terminate services and provide connections into a local telephone network.

Internet

An Internet point of presence is an access point to the Internet. It is a physical location that houses servers, routers, ATM switches and digital/analog call aggregators. It may be either part of the facilities of a telecommunications provider that the Internet service provider (ISP) rents or a location separate from the telecommunications provider. ISPs typically have multiple POPs, sometimes numbering in the thousands. POPs are also located at Internet exchange points and colocation centres.


 
 

 

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