breakpoint vs checkpoint

breakpoint

noun
  • A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas. 

  • A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout. 

  • A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated. 

  • The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes. 

verb
  • To flag with a breakpoint. 

checkpoint

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 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To set a checkpoint. 

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