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checkpoint

noun

Meaning

  1. 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
  2. A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database 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.
  3. 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.
  4. To set a checkpoint.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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