Endpoint: meaning, definitions and examples

Often used in technology and computing to refer to specific points of communication in a network or system, such as APIs or services.

• The API endpoint handles all data requests from the client app.
• Configure the endpoint to manage the server-side application.

Primarily used in networking and graph theory to indicate a point of intersection/connection within a network or graph.

• Each node in the blockchain has a copy of the ledger.
• The network consists of multiple interconnected nodes.

Mostly used to refer to a device or interface where a user interacts with a computer or network, like command-line interfaces.

• Open the terminal to execute the command.
• The administrator accessed the server via a terminal.

Refers to a shared boundary across which two separate components of a computer system exchange information. Can be applied to both software and hardware.

• The user interface is very intuitive.
• The software provides an interface for third-party plugins.