point of interest

English

Alternative forms

• POI

Noun

point of interest (plural points of interest)

1. (engineering) A point on an engineering drawing that has been added to make the layout of the part easier. It is usually the intersection of the tangent lines of a curve.
2. A location that is worth visiting because it is a tourist attraction or the base for some type of service such as a restaurant or shop.
   • 2011, Syed A. Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas, Near Field Communications Handbook, →ISBN:

     The most important places and attractions of the city (i.e., points of interest) are identified by icons on the map.

   • 2013, Michael Brein, Michael Brein's Guide to Chicago by The 'L': Top 50 Sights by the 'L', →ISBN:

     Chicago by the 'L shows you how to go to more than 50 points of interest easily and inexpensively by using Chicago's excellent 'L (elevated /subway train) and Metra suburban rail systems.

Translations

location that is worth visiting

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 景點／景点 (zh) (jǐngdiǎn)

• Czech: bod zájmu m
• Finnish: kohde (fi)
• French: point d’intérêt (fr) m
• German: Sonderziel n
• Italian: punto di interesse m
• Polish: ciekawe miejsce n
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• Slovene: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: punto de interés m
• Vietnamese: địa điểm quan tâm, địa điểm hấp dẫn