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 several breakpoints in the code so she could examine the variables and find the bug. "computingtechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLocation referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.""The project manager set breakpoints at the end of each week to check on progress and address any problems before they escalated." "computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe point where surface water waves are breaking in e.g. oceans or lakes."The surfer paddled out past the breakpoints, waiting for a wave to form. "oceanweathergeographynauticalenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout."The website design used different layouts at three breakpoints: one for phones, one for tablets, and one for computers. "technologyinternetcomputingtechnicaldeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
