noun🔗ShareA 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."policemilitarygovernmentstateplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."The database administrator set a checkpoint at the end of each school day to ensure the student records were accurate and could be restored easily if something went wrong. "computingsystemtechnologyprocesspointtimetechnicalbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to."After reaching the difficult boss, I was relieved to see a checkpoint because I knew I wouldn't have to start the whole level over if I lost. "gamecomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo set a checkpoint."The teacher checkpoint the students' progress every week to ensure they are on track. "militarypoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading