breakpoint

ˈbreɪkpɔɪnt

Definition

Definition of breakpoint - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

web development

TECH.

screen size where webpage layout changes

TECH.

The designer adjusted the breakpoint for better mobile display.

technology

TECH.

point in a program where execution stops for debugging

TECH.

The developer set a breakpoint to inspect the variable values.

meteorology

TECH.

location used for issuing weather alerts

TECH.

The storm warning was issued for the breakpoint along the coast.

weather station

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Origin of breakpoint

Old English, brecan (to break) + point (dot)

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bkpt.

abbr.

abr: breakpoint

place in a program where running stops

Examples of breakpoint in a sentence

Adjusting the breakpoint improved the site's responsiveness.
He placed a breakpoint to catch the error early.
Breakpoints help in identifying logical flaws in code.
Meteorologists monitored the breakpoint for changes.
The breakpoint was crucial for the weather forecast.

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French:point de rupture, point d'arrêt, ...
German:Breakpunkt, Haltepunkt, ...
Italian:breakpoint, punto critico, ...
Spanish:punto de quiebre, punto de interrupción, ...
Portuguese:ponto de quebra, ponto de paragem, ...
Chinese:断点, 中断点, ...
Japanese:ブレークポイント, 警報地点, ...
Arabic:نقطة التحول, نُقْطَة تَوَقُّف, ...
Hebrew:נְקוּדַת שְׁבִירָה, נְקוּדַּת עֲצִירָה, ...
Russian:точка перелома, точка останова, ...
Ukrainian:точка перелому, точка зупинки, ...
Hindi:ब्रेकपॉइंट, रुकावट बिंदु, ...
Bengali:ব্রেকপয়েন্ট, আবহাওয়া সতর্কতা স্থান, ...
Catalan:punt de ruptura, punt d'interrupció, ...
Czech:bod zlomu, bod přerušení, ...
Danish:breakpoint, stoppepunkt, ...
Dutch:breekpunt, onderbrekingspunt, ...
Greek:σημείο αλλαγής, σημείο ελέγχου, ...
Hungarian:breakpoint, megszakítási pont, ...
Khmer:ចំណុចប្ដូរប្លង់អេក្រង់, ចំណុចផ្អាក, ...
Korean:브레이크포인트, 중단점, ...
Persian:نقطه شکست, نقطه توقف, ...
Polish:punkt przerwania, punkt zatrzymania, ...
Portuguese (BR):ponto de quebra, ponto de parada, ...
Romanian:punct de întrerupere, punct de debug, ...
Swedish:brytpunkt, väderbrytpunkt, ...
Thai:จุดเปลี่ยน, จุดในโปรแกรมที่การทำงานหยุดเพื่อการดีบัก, ...
Turkish:kırılma noktası, kesme noktası, ...
Vietnamese:điểm ngắt, điểm dừng, ...

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