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breakpoint

break·point [ bráyk pòynt ] (plural break·points)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. point where stop or change occurs: a point where something stops, pauses, changes, or breaks apart

2. pause allowing review of computer program: a pause inserted into a computer program so that the registers and memory locations can be examined to correct a programming logic error

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