Here a multidrop cable is used instead of the point-to-point system characteristic of the telephone system.

这里使用的是多点电缆，而不是电话系统中的点对点系统。

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A system may have many point-to-point partners; the key differentiator here is that when an outgoing transaction is sent from one system it is destined for one target system.

系统可能会有很多点到点合作伙伴；此处的主要区别在于，当出站事务从一个系统发出时，它会以一个目标系统作为目的地。

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Initially, data interfaces between systems were point-to-point, with each system having its own message format.

起初，系统间数据接口是点对点的，每个系统都有自己的消息格式。

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Later this week, Mr.Obama will be able to point to another legislative accomplishment when he signs sweeping financial-system regulatory reform legislation he has battled for since coming to office.

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Insurance companies would no longer be allowed to deny health coverage based on pre-existing medical conditions a key point of weakness in and public anger with the current system.

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President Obama said the current system has led the country to a breaking point, imposing hardships on middle-class Americans who struggle to pay for health care, who are unable to obtain it.

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Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airlines and other low cost airlines use a point-to-point system, which allows for more direct flights.

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Also important, this processing power combined with advanced digital radio interface and signaling capabilities enables small-cell base stations to operate in a more efficient and dynamic mesh network, as opposed to a relatively static, point-to-point macro only system.

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Some of these nimbler airlines specialize in point-to-point service, instead of the hub-and-spoke system used by the legacy carriers.

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