CHECKPOINT

checkpoint

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

checkpoint (plural 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

(computing) 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.

(video games) 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.

Verb

checkpoint (third-person singular simple present checkpoints, present participle checkpointing, simple past and past participle checkpointed)

To set a checkpoint.

Source: Wiktionary