Wordcyclopedia | English | Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

point Noun

— A point is a position with no size, or a small dot. These two lines meet at this point. — A point is the sharp end of a knife or other sharp thing. He used the point of the knife to make a hole in the can. — The point of something is the reason or purpose for it. The whole point of coming here was to plant this tree, so let's not go home without doing it. — A point is a dot between two numbers. To the dot's right, you find a decimal. The price has gone up by two point five percent.

point Verb

— To point at something is to hold one finger (or a stick, arrow or other long, thin thing) in the direction of the thing so that people will look at the thing. He pointed her toward the gate.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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tunneling noun

— The act of burrowing a tunnel. — The practice of exploring tunnel. — (physics) The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier. — (finance) A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them. — quantum mechanical passing of a particle

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protocol Noun

— A protocol is a set of rules that describes how data is transmitted. To get the domain name from the domain name server, the other computer has to send the right protocol.

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