ALL meanings of checkpoint
check·point
C c - countable noun checkpoint A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked. 3
- noun checkpoint a place, as at a frontier or in a motor rally, where vehicles or travellers are stopped for official identification, inspection, etc 3
- noun checkpoint a place on a highway, a border between countries, etc. where traffic is stopped, as for inspection by authorities 3
- noun checkpoint A barrier or manned entrance, typically at a border, where travelers are subject to security checks. 1
- noun checkpoint border control 1
- noun checkpoint item in a checklist 1
- noun Technical meaning of checkpoint (programming) Saving the current state of a program and its data, including intermediate results, to disk or other non-volatile storage, so that if interrupted the program could be restarted at the point at which the last checkpoint occurred. This facility came into popular use in mainframe operating systemss such as OS/360 in which programs frequently ran for longer than the mean time between system failures. If a program run fails because of some event beyond the program's control (e.g. hardware or operating system failure) then the processor time invested before the checkpoint will not have been wasted. 1
- noun checkpoint a place along a road, border, etc., where travelers are stopped for inspection. 1
- noun checkpoint a point or item, especially in a procedure, for notation, inspection, or confirmation. 1
- noun checkpoint 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. 0
- noun checkpoint (computing) 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. 0
- noun checkpoint (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. 0
- verb checkpoint To set a checkpoint. 0