noun🔗ShareA 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 programmer set a breakpoint on line 25 to check the value of the variable before the program crashed. "computingtechnologytechnicalelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLocation referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.""The river level reached its breakpoint, triggering flood warnings for the town." "technologycomputingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe point where surface water waves are breaking in e.g. oceans or lakes."The surfers paddled further out, beyond the breakpoint, to wait for the larger waves. "environmentoceanweathernaturepointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout."The website's layout changes at the breakpoint of 768 pixels, switching from a three-column design to a single column on smaller screens like phones. "technologycomputinginternettechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo flag with a breakpoint."The programmer breakpoint the code at line 23 to see what was happening during the calculation. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
