Definition of "checkpoint" in English

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.

   • The travellers were stopped at the checkpoint.
   • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text A few days later I ford the Jordan River on a bus: Foot travel across Allenby Bridge checkpoint is strictly prohibited.

2. (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.

   • After the crash, we rolled back the database to the last checkpoint.

3. (video games) 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.

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

verb

1. To set a checkpoint.