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breakpoint

/brɛk.pɔɪnt/ noun · British & US
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What does breakpoint mean?

noun

A point at which a program or process can be stopped or suspended for debugging or analysis. A point at which a change in circumstances or a turning point occurs.

Example

"The programmer set a breakpoint in the code to examine the variable's value at that point."

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