Point-to-point, point to point, or port to port may refer to:
Technology
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Point-to-point construction
Point-to-point construction is a non-automated method of construction of electronics Electronic circuit, circuits widely used before the use of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and automated assembly gradually became widespread following their intr ...
, an electronics assembly technique
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Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), part of the Internet protocol suite
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Point-to-point (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, a point-to-point connection refers to a communications connection between two communication endpoints or nodes. An example is a telephone call, in which one telephone is connected with one other, and what is said by one ca ...
, a telecommunications link connecting two nodes
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Fibre Channel point-to-point
Fibre Channel (FC) is a high-speed data transfer protocol providing in-order, lossless delivery of raw block data. Fibre Channel is primarily used to connect computer data storage to servers in storage area networks (SAN) in commercial data cent ...
, a simple connection topology
Other uses
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Point-to-point (steeplechase)
A point-to-point is a form of horse racing over fences for hunting horses and amateur riders. In Ireland, where the sport is open to licensed professional trainers, many of the horses will appear in these races before they compete in National Hunt ...
, a form of horse racing over fences, practiced by hunting horses and amateur riders
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Point-to-point transit
Point-to-point transit is a transportation system in which a plane, bus, or train travels directly to a destination, rather than going through a central hub. This differs from the spoke-hub distribution paradigm in which the transportation goes ...
, a route structure common among low-fare airlines
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Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service
The Premium Point-to-Point (P2P) Bus Service, formerly known as ''Express Connect'', is an express bus service in the Philippines administered by the Department of Transportation and operated by private bus companies in partnership with the Land ...
, an express bus service in the Philippines
* "Point to Point", a song by Animals as Leaders from
their self-titled debut album, 2009
See also
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Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the network. They are said to form a peer-to-peer n ...
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