point system

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A system of evaluating academic achievement based on grade points.
• noun Any of various printing or writing systems for the blind, such as Braille, that use an alphabet of raised symbols or dots that correspond to letters.
• noun Printing A system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point.
• noun A system of penalizing drivers of motor vehicles for traffic violations by assigning points for each type of violation and revoking the driver's license if a certain number of points are accrued.

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• noun a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch
• noun a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point
• noun a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules