abbreviation for points, used in sports, games, or scoring systems.
Abbreviation of 'points,' from Old French 'pointe,' derived from Latin 'punctus' (pricked/pointed). The 'pts' abbreviation became standard in sports writing in the 20th century.
The letters 'pts' are a shorthand we use constantly in sports, but most people don't think about where 'point' comes from—it literally means 'a small prick or dot,' the most basic unit possible!
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