checkpoint

Meaning

Noun

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.
4. A biological control mechanism ensuring correct progression through the cell cycle.

Verb

To set a checkpoint.

Synonyms

card

check point

customs house

gate

guardhouse

post

station

🚉

control point

check station

waypoint

guard post

Translations

punto de control

Kontrollpunkt

point de contrôle

posto di blocco

poste de contrôle

Grenzübergang

control

Kontrollposten

Fixpunkt

Prüfstelle

Programmhaltepunkt

Prüfpunkt

checkpoint

doorlaatpost

puesto de control

Etymology

From check + point.