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  2. Point of contact - Wikipedia

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    Point of contact. A point of contact (POC) or single point of contact (SPOC) is a person or a department serving as the coordinator or focal point of information concerning an activity or program. A POC is used in many cases where information is time-sensitive and accuracy is important. For example, they are used in WHOIS databases. [1]

  3. Full stop - Wikipedia

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    FULL STOP. The full stop (Commonwealth English), period (North American English), or full point . is a punctuation mark used for several purposes, most often to mark the end of a declarative sentence (as distinguished from a question or exclamation).

  4. Locard's exchange principle - Wikipedia

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    The case studies below show how prevalent Locard's Exchange Principle is in each and every crime. [citation needed] The examples using Locard's Principle show not only how the transfer of trace evidence can tell the tale of what happened, [citation needed] [dubious – discuss] but also how much care is required when collecting and evaluating trace evidence.

  5. Point of order - Wikipedia

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    In Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), a point of order may be raised if the rules appear to have been broken. This may interrupt a speaker during debate, or anything else if the breach of the rules warrants it. [1] The point is resolved before business continues. The point of order calls upon the chair to make a ruling.

  6. Colon (punctuation) - Wikipedia

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    The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, [1] or a quoted sentence. [2] It is also used between hours and minutes in time, [1] between certain elements in medical journal citations, [3] between chapter and verse in Bible citations, [4] and, in the US, for salutations in business letters and other ...

  7. Ellipsis - Wikipedia

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    The ellipsis (/ əˈlɪpsɪs /), rendered ..., alternatively described as suspension points / dots, or points / periods of ellipsis, or colloquially, dot-dot-dot, [not verified in body][1][2] is a punctuation mark consisting of a series of three dots. An ellipsis can be used in many ways, including for intentional omission of text or to imply a ...

  8. Punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Orthography, the category of written conventions that includes punctuation as well as spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, and emphasis. Scribal abbreviations, abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes writing in Latin. Terminal punctuation. History of sentence spacing for typographical details.

  9. Presentence investigation report - Wikipedia

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    A presentence investigation report (PSIR) is a legal document that presents the findings of an investigation into the "legal and social background" of a person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which should influence the severity or leniency of a criminal sentence. [1][2] The PSIR is a ...