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."policegovernmentmilitarytrafficplaceChat 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 regularly creates checkpoints so that the system can quickly recover data if there's a power outage or other problem. "computingtechnologysystemeventprocesssciencetechnicalbusinessChat 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."The video game automatically saves your progress at checkpoints so you don't have to start over from the beginning if you lose. "gamecomputingpointtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading