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Where the network ends and your computer starts being someone's problem.
means Any device—laptop, phone, server—that connects to a network and acts as a point of entry or exit for data.
from From geometry, where an endpoint literally caps a line segment; networking borrowed it for the terminal nodes where data stops traveling and starts being used.
Security obsessionMost breaches enter through neglected endpoints, not firewalls.
API meaningAlso names a specific URL where a service answers requests.
Count explosionPhones, sensors, smart fridges—each is now an endpoint.