checkpoint
gb/t͡ʃˈɛkpˌɔɪnt/ us/t͡ʃˈɛkpˌɔɪnt/
B1
Engleză
~ 7800
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B1
entity
1
place where security checks people
A place where police, soldiers, or security staff stop people or cars to check them.
Tipar de utilizare:
at a checkpoint
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "checkpoint" with "checkup". A "checkpoint" is a place where people are checked, often by police or security, while a "checkup" is a medical exam. Also, "checkpoint" is usually a physical place, not the action of checking.
Sinonime
security post (Focuses on the guarded position itself, not the act of checking.)
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roadblock (Implies blocking or stopping traffic more completely, often more forcefully.)
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inspection point (More formal/technical; emphasizes the act of examining documents or goods.)
Antonime
open road (Implies free movement of traffic without any place where vehicles are stopped and checked.)
Colocații
security checkpoint
|border checkpoint
|police checkpoint
|military checkpoint
|pass through a checkpoint
|set up a checkpoint
Teme
travel
|security
|government
|law
Exemple
- We waited for an hour at the border checkpoint while officers inspected our passports.
- Cars were backed up for miles at the police checkpoint outside the city.
- You must show your ID at the security checkpoint before entering the building.
- Soldiers manned a checkpoint at the bridge to control who could cross.
- Bags are scanned at the airport checkpoint to make sure no dangerous items are brought on board.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- There is a checkpoint at the border.
- The police stopped our car at the checkpoint.
- We showed our passports at the checkpoint.
- You must go through a security checkpoint at the airport.
- Soldiers stand at the checkpoint and watch the road.
Substantiv
B2
entity
2
marked point on a race route
A marked place on a race or long walk where you must pass and sometimes show that you are on the right route or get help.
Tipar de utilizare:
reach a checkpoint
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think "checkpoint" always involves police or security. In sports and outdoor activities, a checkpoint is usually just a place to record progress or help participants, not to search them.
Sinonime
control point (Common in racing and orienteering; emphasizes official monitoring of progress.)
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aid station (Focuses on the place where runners receive water or medical help, not always on time recording.)
Colocații
race checkpoint
|aid checkpoint
|reach a checkpoint
|pass the next checkpoint
|staffed checkpoint
|mandatory checkpoint
Teme
sports
|travel
|outdoors
Exemple
- Runners must check in at every checkpoint along the trail to stay in the race.
- He grabbed water and a banana at the third checkpoint before continuing the marathon.
- The team arrived at the mountain checkpoint just before the cutoff time.
- Volunteers at each checkpoint scanned the racers' bibs to record their times.
- If you skip a checkpoint, you risk being disqualified from the event.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- We ran to the first checkpoint in the race.
- You must stop at every checkpoint on the course.
- There is food and water at the next checkpoint.
- They checked our time at the checkpoint.
- The race ends after the last checkpoint.
Substantiv
technical
B2
entity
3
saved state of system or game
A saved copy of how a computer program or game looks at one moment, so you can start again from that point later.
Tipar de utilizare:
save a checkpoint
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think "checkpoint" here means a physical place in the game, but in computing it often means the saved data itself. In many video games, the word is used for both the location in the game world and the saved state connected to it.
Sinonime
save point (Common in video games; more informal and game-focused.)
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snapshot (Technical term; emphasizes capturing the entire state at a moment in time.)
Antonime
unsaved state (Refers to the current condition that has not been stored and cannot be returned to if lost.)
Colocații
save a checkpoint
|restore from a checkpoint
|automatic checkpoint
|game checkpoint
|system checkpoint
|checkpoint file
Teme
technology
|gaming
|computing
Exemple
- The game creates a checkpoint after each major battle so you don't lose all your progress.
- Before installing the update, the system made a checkpoint that you can roll back to if something goes wrong.
- You should set a checkpoint before running such a long training job on the server.
- The application loads the last checkpoint when it starts after a crash.
- Researchers used periodic checkpoints to resume the simulation without starting from the beginning.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The game saves a checkpoint after this level.
- You can start again from your last checkpoint.
- The computer made a checkpoint before the update.
- We restored the system from an old checkpoint.
- I forgot to make a checkpoint and lost my work.
Substantiv
formal
C1
event
4
planned review stage in a project
A planned time in a project when people stop and check how the work is going before they continue.
Tipar de utilizare:
set a checkpoint
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use "checkpoint" and "deadline" as if they mean the same thing. A "deadline" is the final time when something must be finished. A "checkpoint" is a time to review progress; work often continues after it.
Sinonime
milestone (Focuses more on a key achievement or stage reached, not always on formal review.)
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review point (Informal; directly emphasizes checking progress.)
Colocații
project checkpoint
|regular checkpoint
|schedule a checkpoint
|midpoint checkpoint
|checkpoint meeting
|checkpoint review
Teme
business
|work
|management
Exemple
- We have a major checkpoint next month to decide whether to continue funding the project.
- The manager scheduled weekly checkpoints to keep the team on track.
- At this checkpoint, we'll review the results and adjust our plan if necessary.
- The contract includes several checkpoints where both sides can renegotiate the terms.
- Missing the first checkpoint put the entire project timeline at risk.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- We have a project checkpoint on Friday.
- At this checkpoint, we talk about our progress.
- They set a checkpoint after three months of work.
- We passed the first checkpoint in the plan.
- The boss uses checkpoints to see our work.
Verb
technical
C1
action
5
save a system or game state
To make a saved copy of how a system or game looks now, so you can start again from this moment later.
Tipar de utilizare:
to checkpoint [a process / a job / a system]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that "checkpoint" as a verb is technical and mainly used in computing contexts. In everyday English, people usually just say "save" instead of "checkpoint".
Sinonime
save (More general and common; does not specifically suggest creating a restorable system snapshot.)
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snapshot (Often used as a verb in technical talk; similar idea of capturing current state.)
Colocații
checkpoint the system
|checkpoint a job
|automatically checkpoint
|periodically checkpoint
|checkpoint data
|checkpoint the simulation
Teme
technology
|computing
Exemple
- The application can automatically checkpoint long-running tasks every ten minutes.
- Before upgrading the cluster, the admins will checkpoint all running jobs.
- You should checkpoint the simulation regularly to avoid losing days of work.
- The system failed before it could checkpoint the latest changes.
- Researchers checkpoint their experiments so they can resume them after maintenance windows.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The program will checkpoint your work every hour.
- We need to checkpoint this job before the power goes off.
- The system did not checkpoint the data, so we lost it.
- They often checkpoint long tasks on the server.
- The game does not checkpoint often, so be careful.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
checkpoint
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɛkpˌɔɪnt/
US/t͡ʃˈɛkpˌɔɪnt/
Silabe și accent
check - point (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (check)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: checkpoint
- Plural: checkpoints
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
checkpoints
noun
Core family
check
verb A2
Related words
checklist
noun
checker
noun
recheck
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unchecked
adjective
uncheck
verb
Advanced or less common
checkable
adjective
Expresii
border checkpoint
1/bˈɔɹdɚ t͡ʃˈɛkpˌɔɪnt/
fixed phrase
official control point at a border
An official place at the line between two countries where officers check passports and sometimes bags or cars.
Exemple
- We reached the border checkpoint just before it closed for the night.
- Long lines formed at the border checkpoint during the holiday weekend.
police checkpoint
1/pəlˈis t͡ʃˈɛkpˌɔɪnt/
fixed phrase
place where police stop vehicles
A place on the road where police stop cars to check the driver, the car, or documents.
Exemple
- There was a police checkpoint on the highway to check for drunk drivers.
- Drivers were delayed by a police checkpoint outside the city center.
security checkpoint
1/sɪkjˈʊɹɪti t͡ʃˈɛkpˌɔɪnt/
fixed phrase
controlled entrance checked by security
An entrance area where guards or other security workers check people and their bags before they go inside.
Exemple
- Please arrive early in case there is a long line at the security checkpoint.
- All visitors must pass through a security checkpoint before entering the building.