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checkpoint

/ˈtʃɛk.pɔɪnt/

Translations

checkpointnoun

checkpoints

/ˈtʃɛk.pɔɪnt/

контрольный пункт

We need to pass through the checkpoint to enter the restricted area.

Нам нужно пройти через контрольный пункт, чтобы войти в закрытую зону.

контрольная точка

The hikers reached the checkpoint before sunset.

Туристы достигли контрольной точки до заката.

Additional translations

контрольный пост

пункт проверки

Synonyms

inspection point

barrier

stop

way station

control point

checkpointverb

checkpointed

Past Simple

checkpointed

Past Participle

checkpointing

Gerund

/ˈtʃek.pɔɪnt/

/ˈtʃɛk.pɔɪnt/

checkpointadjective

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., checkpoint system).

Definitions

checkpointnoun

A place along a route where travelers are stopped for inspection or identification.

The soldiers set up a checkpoint at the border to check all vehicles entering the country.

A point in a computer program where the state of the system is recorded, allowing it to be restored later if needed.

The software automatically creates a checkpoint every hour to ensure data can be recovered in case of a crash.

A point in a race or journey where progress is recorded or verified.

The runners had to pass through several checkpoints during the marathon to ensure they followed the correct route.

In cell biology, a stage in the cell cycle at which the cell verifies whether specific processes have been properly completed before proceeding.

Failure at the DNA-damage checkpoint can lead to uncontrolled cell division.

checkpointverb

To create or save a checkpoint; to record the current state of a system so it can be restored later.

The database engine checkpoints the transaction log every five minutes.

To stop, examine, or monitor (people, vehicles, or goods) at a checkpoint.

Border guards checkpointed every truck entering the country.

checkpointadjective

Relating to or serving as a checkpoint.

Security personnel installed new checkpoint barriers at the facility.