<s>
Plugpoint	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
term	O
for	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
use	O
,	O
one	O
may	O
say	O
plugpoint	B-General_Concept
to	O
indicate	O
a	O
specific	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
API	B-Application
,	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
API	B-Application
of	O
a	O
framework	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
software	O
components	O
"	O
plugged	O
"	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
plugpoint	B-General_Concept
has	O
no	O
particular	O
meaning	O
in	O
major	O
APIs	B-Application
and	O
frameworks	O
such	O
as	O
.NET	B-Application
,	O
J2EE	B-Language
,	O
and	O
web	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
API	B-Application
,	O
listener	O
,	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
and	O
endpoint	O
are	O
accepted	O
terms	O
used	O
in	O
formal	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plugpoint	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
well	O
established	O
term	O
for	O
electrical	O
power-supply	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
specific	O
types	O
of	O
wallanisotropic	O
sockets	O
,	O
remote-controlled	B-Protocol
power	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
similar	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plugpoint	B-General_Concept
may	O
also	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
locations	O
where	O
plug-in	O
appliances	O
are	O
permitted	O
at	O
trade	O
shows	O
or	O
other	O
activities	O
where	O
flexible	O
power	O
facilities	O
are	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
