Definitions for checkpoint
ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪntcheck·point

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. checkpointnoun

   a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. checkpointnoun

   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. checkpointnoun

   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. checkpointnoun

   A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.

   You can't finish the race if you haven't passed all of the checkpoints on the track.

4. checkpointverb

   To set a checkpoint

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1. checkpoint

   A checkpoint is a point or stage of verification and confirmation during a process or event. It evaluates if certain criteria, levels, or conditions have been met before proceeding further. Checkpoints are used for a variety of purposes such as quality control, security measures, or progress monitoring in a wide range of fields.

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1. Checkpoint

   "Checkpoint" is the twelfth episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. checkpoint

   1. A predetermined point on the surface of the Earth used as a means of controlling movement, a registration target for fire adjustment, or reference for location. 2. Center of impact; a burst center. 3. Geographical location on land or water above which the position of an aircraft in flight may be determined by observation or by electrical means. 4. A place where military police check vehicular or pedestrian traffic in order to enforce circulation control measures and other laws, orders, and regulations.

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1. • Stop

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of checkpoint in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of checkpoint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of checkpoint in a Sentence

1. Michael Loewinsohn:

   I saw a massive amount of people running up from security checkpoint and people yelling' shooter,' tSA employees rushed us out of a side door and just started sprinting away from the building.

2. Elias Zerhouni:

   Immuno-oncology is just at the beginning of its development, frankly, I think it won't be enough to just remove a checkpoint inhibitor because it is also important to activate the immune system.

3. Peter Neffenger:

   We, quite frankly, simply put, did not have enough checkpoint lanes open when they arrived. And once behind, it takes a long time to catch up.

4. Henry Cuellar:

   If you look at the non-intrusive X-rays that we have at the ports of entry, that X-ray at a checkpoint would've stopped what happened, they would have found people right away if they had the right technology… Those border patrol agents are trying to do their job, but it's very difficult for them to do their job.

5. Myles Caggins:

   Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces, conducting a routine anti-ISIS security patrol near Tal Al-Zahab, Syria, encountered a checkpoint occupied by pro-Syrian regime forces. After receiving safe passage from the pro-regime forces, the patrol came under small arms fire from individuals in the vicinity of the checkpoint. Coalition troops returned fire in self-defense.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=checkpoint
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Checkpoint
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=checkpoint
5. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=checkpoint