virtual point of presence

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virtual point of presence - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  virtual point of presence
  virtual PoP
  
     (virtual PoP) A point, via which users can connect to an
     Internet access provider, which is not operated by the
     provider.  The user is charged by the telephone company for
     the call to the virtual point of presence which relays his
     call via some third party circuit to the Internet provider's
     central location.  This is in contrast to a physical point of presence
      (PoP) which is operated by the Internet provider
     themselves.  The advantage of a virtual PoP is that the
     provider can keep all their modems in one location, thus
     improving availability and maintenance, but users do not have
     to pay long-distance call charges to that point.
  
     (1994-12-13)