checkpoints

Noun

checkpoint (plural checkpoints)

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.
2. 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. 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.

   Synonyms:

   savepoint

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

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