What is "point of view"

Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent, and cf. Puncto, Puncture.]

1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.

2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer.

3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line.

4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick.

5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced.

6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.

   When time's first point begun Made he all souls.
   --Sir J. Davies.

7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion.

   And there a point, for ended is my tale.
   --Chaucer.

   Commas and points they set exactly right.
   --Pope.

8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. ``A point of precedence.''
   --Selden. ``Creeping on from point to point.''
   --Tennyson.

   A lord full fat and in good point.
   --Chaucer.

9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc.

   He told him, point for point, in short and plain.
   --Chaucer.

   In point of religion and in point of honor.
   --Bacon.

   Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?
   --Milton.

10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. ``Here lies the point.''
    --Shak.

    They will hardly prove his point.
    --Arbuthnot.

11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.

    This fellow doth not stand upon points.
    --Shak.

    [He] cared not for God or man a point.
    --Spenser.

12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time; as:

    1. (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune. ``Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.''
       --Sir W. Scott.

    2. (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes.

13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.

14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.

15. (Naut.)

    1. One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.

    2. A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.

16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress.
    --Sir W. Scott.

17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.

18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]

19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.

20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman.

21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.

22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type.

23. A tyne or snag of an antler.

24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.

25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.

26. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point.

27. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing and writing for the blind. The first practical system was that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in Europe (see Braille). Two modifications of this are current in the United States:

    New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later improvement,

    American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the New-York-point principle of using the characters of few points for the commonest letters.

28. In technical senses:

    1. In various games, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse & Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goal keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball) (pl.) The position of the pitcher and catcher.

    2. (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]

    3. (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.

    4. Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.

       Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc.

       At all points, in every particular, completely; perfectly.
       --Shak.

       At point, In point, At the point, In the point, or On the point, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see About, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. ``In point to fall down.''
       --Chaucer. ``Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.''
       --Milton.

       Dead point. (Mach.) Same as Dead center, under Dead.

       Far point (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point).

       Nine points of the law, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority.

       On the point. See At point, above.

       Point lace, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow.

       Point net, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground).

       Point of concurrence (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.

       Point of contrary flexure, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides.

       Point of order, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules.

       Point of sight (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator.

       Point of view, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered.

       Points of the compass (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under Compass.

       Point paper, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design.

       Point system of type. See under Type.

       Singular point (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.

       To carry one's point, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy.

       To make a point of, to attach special importance to.

       To make a point, or To gain a point, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position.

       To mark a point, or To score a point, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc.

       To strain a point, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience.

       Vowel point, in Arabic, Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.

View \View\, n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See Vision, and cl. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.]

1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

   Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.
   --Milton.

   Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote.
   --Locke.

   Surveying nature with too nice a view.
   --Dryden.

2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.

   I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.
   --Shak.

3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.

   The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.
   --Dryden.

4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.

   'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.
   --Campbell.

5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, ?ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.

6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.

   To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty.
   --Locke.

7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.

   No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason.
   --Locke.

8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]

   [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled, before we never knew.
   --Waller.

   Field of view. See under Field.

   Point of view. See under Point.

   To have in view, to have in mind as an incident, object, or aim; as, to have one's resignation in view.

   View halloo, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the fox break cover.

   View of frankpledge (Law), a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet.
   --Blackstone.

   View of premises (Law), the inspection by the jury of the place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred.

"position from which a thing is viewed," 1727, translating French point de vue, a loan-translation of Latin punctum visus. Figurative use is from 1760. The Latin phrase was translated into German as Gesichtspunkt.

n. A position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint.

1. n. a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: viewpoint, stand, standpoint]

2. the spatial property of the position from which something is observed

Point of View is a short story by Isaac Asimov that first appeared in Boys' Life magazine in July 1975. Due to the poor reception it received, it was only reprinted in the collection The Complete Robot in 1982. It is one of a loosely connected series of such stories concerning a fictional computer called Multivac.

Point of view or Points of View may refer to:

Point of View, POV is a computer hardware company that produces PCs (including all-in-one systems), tablets, gaming graphics cards/PC cases/mice and mouse pads, as well as other accessories such as headphones, Bluetooth dongles. It was established in the year 2000. Most of its sales are in Europe, as it serves more than 30 European countries. POV is based in the Netherlands. The company also includes Point of View Taiwan, Point of View China, Point of View Hong Kong, Point of View France and Point of View United States. POV produces high-end NVIDIA gaming graphics cards, such as the latest GeForce 600 Series.

Point of View is the debut studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, recorded in Brooklyn, New York, in December 1985, as the fourth release of the German JMT label in 1986. It was also one of the first albums of a group of musicians around Steve Coleman, that became known as M-Base.

Point Of View is the thirteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in June 1989 on the GRP label. This album reached #4 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.

Point of View is a 2006 landmark public sculpture in bronze by James A. West; it sits in a parklet named for the work of art, Point of View Park, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The piece depicts George Washington and the Seneca leader Guyasuta, with their weapons down, in a face-to-face meeting in October 1770, when the two men met while Washington was in the area examining land for future settlement along the Ohio River.

The work weighs 750 lbs. and cost $130,000 for materials with charitable donations of land, pedestal and artist time.

Point of View sits on the edge of Mt. Washington (Grandview Avenue at Sweetbriar Street) on the westernmost end of Grand View Scenic Byway Park and the Grand View Scenic Byway, a designated Pennsylvania scenic byway.

The sculpture was dedicated in October 2006 by mayor Luke Ravenstahl.

Point of View is a 1965 American short documentary film. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Point of View is a syndicated, daily (Monday through Friday) talk show and can be heard over 360 radio stations throughout the continental U.S.A. It was founded by Marlin Maddoux, who was the show's main host from its 1972 premiere until 2003, when the co-host, Kerby Anderson, took over, with Penna Dexter as co-host.

Point of View is a two-hour, issues-oriented live talk radio program heard daily nationwide. Kerby Anderson and the Point of View team cover a variety of issues from a Christian perspective. It includes daily interviews and interaction with guests including authors, politicians, opinion leaders, conservative activists, and subject matter experts.

Christianity Today magazine called Point of View America's "most popular live Christian call-in show."

The show's style is a "discussion forum" style like The Jim Bohannon Show, rather than a "monologue" style like The Savage Nation.

Point of View is a 2001 single by DB Boulevard. It samples the 1998 Madonna song Drowned World/Substitute for Love and a re-recorded version of a song called "Heatwave" by French band Phoenix, which was released as a single in 1999. The video clip of the song featured a computer animated cardboard woman.

Point of View is a non-governmental organisation based in Mumbai a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. Its co-founder and director is Bishakha Datta. Sexuality, Gender and Rights: Exploring Theory and Practice in South and Southeast Asia informs that the organisation aims "to promote the points of view of women through a creative and sustained use of media, art and culture. It co-produces a newsletter Veshyas, Vamps, Whores and Women. In 2003 it designed an academic programme to understand the dynamics of the use of women in advertising. It bemoaned the westernised look of women used by the Indian media sampling 200 advertisements for products ranging from "cosmetics to cars".

"Point of View (Squeeze a Little Lovin')" is a 1979 song by Matumbi. It made No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart.

In philosophy, a point of view is a specified or stated manner of consideration, an attitude how one sees or thinks of something, as in "from doctor's point of view". This figurative usage of the expression as attested since 1760. In this meaning, the usage is synonymous with one of the meanings of the term perspective.