breakpoint

[ breyk-point ]

/ ˈbreɪkˌpɔɪnt /

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noun

a convenient point at which to make a change, interruption, etc.

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Origin of breakpoint

break + point

Words nearby breakpoint

break one's word, breakout, break-out group, break out of, breakover, breakpoint, break ranks, breakroom, break someone, break someone of something, break someone's heart

Other definitions for breakpoint (2 of 2)

break point

noun Tennis.

a situation in which the receiving side, holding the advantage, can win the game by winning the next point.

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How to use breakpoint in a sentence

After the volunteer chose these breakpoints, Max would multiply the lengths of the resulting pieces.
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After the volunteer chooses these breakpoints, Max will multiply the lengths of the resulting pieces.
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British Dictionary definitions for breakpoint (1 of 2)

breakpoint

/ (ˈbreɪkˌpɔɪnt) /

noun

computing

an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
the point in a program at which such an instruction operates

British Dictionary definitions for breakpoint (2 of 2)

break point

noun

tennis a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server

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