A component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy.

(computing) Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation.

(advertising) The first spot in a print advertisement noticed by the reader.

A method of computing a numerical value for letter grades received in school by assigning each a numeric value and averaging the numbers; the overall average of all courses taken at a time.

(business, management) The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.

plural of zero-point energy

plural of entry point for the eye

A graphical technique in which a three-dimensional object is represented in two dimensions, and in which parallel lines in two of its dimensions are shown to converge towards two vanishing points

(American football) An option, for a team that has scored a touchdown, to gain two points by getting the ball into the end zone by a running or pass play, in lieu of a kicked extra point.

(nautical, navigation) An estimated point in which the distance between two objects, of which at least one is in motion, will reach its minimum value; abbreviated CPA. The estimate is used to evaluate the risk of a collision of e.g. two ships.