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Definitions for Checkpoint
ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪntcheck·point

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. checkpointnoun

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

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikidata

  1. Checkpoint

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

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  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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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. Mark Crosby:

    Wherever your security checkpoint is, you’re still creating a target for bad people (that) you’re never going to eliminate, people love to cite the Israeli model. They created it more like a military facility in Iraq. But as we know, those still get attacked.

  2. 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.

  3. Terence Shigg:

    We need to hire and train more agents, we need more checkpoint officers and more highway interdiction teams, we need better and safer equipment such as radios, mobile computers, VACIS scanners, etc..

  4. Abdullah Salout:

    They won't let us in, only God can get us through this checkpoint.

  5. Rosemarie Andolino:

    Prior to redeveloping Terminal 5 at O'Hare, we engaged with all of our stakeholders including TSA, as a major element of the redesign was reconfiguring the security checkpoint.

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