Sekirov Dictionary

checkpoint

/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

•
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.
- The travellers were stopped at the checkpoint.
- Since this was rebel country, checkpoints were set up along the road.
•
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.
- After the crash, we rolled back the database to the last checkpoint.
•
A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.
- You can't finish the race if you haven't passed all of the checkpoints on the track.
A biological control mechanism ensuring correct progression through the cell cycle.

verb1

To set a checkpoint.

forms

checkpointed · checkpointing · checkpoints

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