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Checkpoint
Meaning
Noun
●
A point or place where
a check
is
performed
, especially a point along
a road
or on a
frontier
where
travellers
are
stopped
for inspection
●
In Computing:
A
situation
, often
represented
by a
point in time
, at which the state of a
data
base system is known to be
valid
, and to which it can be
returned
in the event of
a
crisis
by using a
combination
of
backups
and
logs
; the
data
stored
at this
event
.
●
In Video games:
A
predetermined
point in a
map
, level or
scenario
that the
player
may
resume
from if they
die
or
restart
from if they choose to.
Verb
●
To set a checkpoint.
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