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  1. Point of presence

    A point of presence (PoP) is an artificial demarcation point or network interface point between communicating entities. A common example is an ISP point of presence, the local access point that allows users to connect to the Internet with their Internet service provider (ISP). A PoP typically houses servers, routers, network switches, multiplexers, and other network interface equipment, and is typically located in a data center. ISPs typically have multiple PoPs. PoPs are often located at Internet exchange points and colocation centres.In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system. A point of presence was a location where a long-distance carrier (IXC) could terminate services and provide connections into a local telephone network (LATA).

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  1. Point of presence

    A point of presence is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communicating entities. It may include a meet-me-room. In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system. A point of presence was a location where a long-distance carrier could terminate services and provide connections into a local telephone network. An Internet point of presence is an access point to the Internet. It is a physical location that houses servers, routers, ATM switches and digital/analog call aggregators. It may be either part of the facilities of a telecommunications provider that the Internet service provider rents or a location separate from the telecommunications provider. ISPs typically have multiple PoPs, sometimes numbering in the thousands. PoPs are also located at Internet exchange points and colocation centres. A web point of presence is an account, page, channel, board or other location, generally on a social networking service like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, SlideShare, etc., where an individual, persona, brand or corporate identity is represented and interacts with other members of that service or the public in general. These are generally in addition to a personal, professional or corporate website, though those may be considered to be a web point of presence as well. As of Jan, 2012, "enterprise class corporations had an average of 178 social media accounts".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of point of presence in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of point of presence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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