[data structures]
In a TIN, one of the three corner points of a triangle, topologically linked to all triangles that meet there. Each sample point in a TIN becomes a node in the triangulation that may store elevation z-values and tag values.
[Esri software]
In a geodatabase, the point representing the beginning or ending point of an edge, topologically linked to all the edges that meet there.
[network analysis]
A point at which a line ends or where two or more lines come together or intersect in a network.
[mathematics]
In graph theory, any vertex in a graph.