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Definitions of network access point:

• Also called national attachment point, one of the four locations in the United States through which Internet Service Providers connect to the Internet backbone.
  www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/visio/visio2002/plan/glossary.mspx
• A location where ISPs exchange each other's traffic.
  www.comptia.org/sections/ssg/glossary.aspx
• A center of operation for the internet, a NAP handles traffic from all over the huge network. NAPs are usually located in metropolitan areas and commonly referred to as internet backbones.
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• Network Access Point ("NAP") is the original term for the data communications facilities built in the early days of the Internet to provide on-ramp access to higher-speed Internet links (which were typically transcontinental or intercontinental in extent). Now known as Internet Exchange Points ("IXPs"), these facilities in their modern role are still an essential component of the global Internet infrastructure.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_access_point

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