noun. A point where a check is performed.

noun. a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance.

noun. A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection

noun. a situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event

noun. A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.

verb. To set a checkpoint

noun. a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

"To the right of the checkpoint is the Erez industrial area."

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eyewitness  milestone  minefield  patrol  roadblock  

checkpointing  checkpoints