is it just a word or was it at first/in origin an abbreviation or a "greater & broadband meaning" beyond?

many people may draw and come forward with a "meaning beyond the p.o.i.n.t." ( incl. 5 points, eh ... 6! :)

a S'hot:

P lanetary

O mega

I ntegral

Native

Trans-action / -cedance / -formation / ... [ add y'ours ]

~~~ serious as F ever ~~~

S';-)>~~~ ace

co*sider this as a MS PoWherePoint in the Guinness Book of Records as the most tiny POINT considering its ImPact ...

here an image that spells a POINT in 27 pixels as a Dolphin Flow of 27 DAYS ...