endpoint node; peripheral node; anchor
Computing term for a node at the edge of a network or graph, often a leaf node or terminal point.
Install sensors at the endpoint nodes of the network.
In this graph, the endpoint nodes are connected to other nodes by only one edge.
Compound of 端 (たん, 'edge, end') and 点 (てん, 'point'). A straightforward technical term formed from kanji components.