checkpoint
(noun) a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
checkpoint (third-person singular simple present checkpoints, present participle checkpointing, simple past and past participle checkpointed)
To set a checkpoint.
Source: Wiktionary
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
