breakpoint

[breyk-point]

break·point

[breyk-point]
noun
a convenient point at which to make a change, interruption, etc.

Origin:
break + point
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Breakpoint is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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breakpoint (ˈbreɪkˌpɔɪnt)
 
n
computing
 a.  an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
 b.  the point in a program at which such an instruction operates

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breakpoint definition

programming
A point in a program that, when reached, triggers some special behavior useful to the process of debugging; generally, breakpoints are used to either pause program execution, and/or dump the values of some or all of the program variables. Breakpoints may be part of the program itself; or they may be set by the programmer as part of an interactive session with a debugging tool for scrutinizing the program's execution.
(1999-06-07)

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