checkpoint
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checkpoint¹
- /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/ US
Where it comes from
From check + point.
noun checkpoints
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
Similar: savepoint
- A biological control mechanism ensuring correct progression through the cell cycle.
verb checkpoints · checkpointing · checkpointed
- To set a checkpoint.
Checkpoint²
proper noun
- A sub-sitio in the sitio of Hilltop, barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crossing, sentry, barrier, gate, points, screening, dam, barrage, monitoring, inspectorate, position, restart, criterion, control, inspection, post
Translations
Every language
noun point along a road or on a frontier
| Español | puesto de control, alcabala, retén, tranca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 검문소 geommunso |
| 日本語 | チェックポイント chekkupointo, 検問所 kenmonjo |
| 中文 | 檢查站 /检查站 jiǎncházhàn |
| हिन्दी | सीमा नाका sīmā nākā |
| Português | ponto de controle, ponto de controlo, posto de controle, posto de controlo |
| Français | point de contrôle, poste-frontière |
| Deutsch | Kontrollstelle, Kontrollpunkt, Grenzübergang, Checkpoint |
| Italiano | posto di blocco |
| Ελληνικά | σημείο ελέγχου simeío elénchou |
| Română | punct de control |
| Русский | КПП KPP, контро́льно-пропускно́й пункт kontrólʹno-propusknój punkt, пункт про́пуска punkt própuska, блокпо́ст blokpóst |
| Tiếng Việt | chốt kiểm soát, chốt, cửa khẩu |
| العربية | حَاجِز ḥājiz, نُقْطَة تَفْتِيش nuqṭat taftīš |
| עברית | נקודת ביקורת, נְקֻדַּת בִּקֹּרֶת n'kudát bikóret, מַחְסוֹם makhsóm |
noun computing
| Español | punto de control |
|---|---|
| Português | ponto de verificação |
| Français | point de sauvegarde |
| Русский | измери́тельная то́чка izmerítelʹnaja tóčka, то́чка прове́рки tóčka provérki, контро́льная то́чка kontrólʹnaja tóčka |
noun video games
| Español | punto de control, punto de guardado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 체크포인트 chekeupointeu |
| 日本語 | チェックポイント chekkupointo |
| Português | ponto de controle, ponto de verificação, ponto de checagem, checkpoint |
| Français | sauvegarde |
Talk about this word "checkpoint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/checkpoint. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. checkpoint. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/checkpoint "checkpoint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/checkpoint.Cite this
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title = {checkpoint},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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