n. A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
n. The point where surface water waves are breaking in e.g. oceans, lakes, etc.
Word Usage
""In Sweden, we have what we call a breakpoint conversation, a communication about the transition to end-of-life care," Dr. Gunilla Lundquist, a palliative care specialist at Umea University and lead author of the study, told me in an interview."