(travel) Synonym of starting point / (formal, figuratively) of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to:

plural of assembly point

A designated place where people gather (or assemble) for a particular reason.

plural of bite point

(motoring) The position on releasing a clutch pedal that the gear engages.

(skiing) Synonym of construction point

(skiing) A line across a ski jumping hill that indicates the hill's steepest point.

plural of construction point

plural of K-point

(ballet) Alternative spelling of demipointe (“a ballet position executed with the dancer up on the balls of the feet”)