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breakpoint

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

break + point
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British Dictionary definitions for breakpoint

breakpoint

noun
  1. computing
    1. an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
    2. the point in a program at which such an instruction operates
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