boundary vs endpoint

boundary

noun
  • The dividing line or location between two areas. 

  • An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field. 

  • The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond). 

  • An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team. 

  • (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set. 

endpoint

noun
  • Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment. 

  • The entity at one end of a connection. 

  • A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study. 

  • The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added. 

  • Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point. 

  • Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1. 

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