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breakpoint

noun

Etymology

From break + point.

  1. derived from *pungō✻ — “to sting, prick”
  2. derived from pūnctus
  3. derived from pointe
  4. derived from pūnctum — “a hole punched in; a point, puncture”
  5. derived from point
  6. inherited from poynt
  7. compounded as breakpoint — “break + point”

Definitions

  1. A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the…

    A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.

  2. A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.

  3. The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A viewport width at which a web page is programmed to adjust the properties (such as…

      A viewport width at which a web page is programmed to adjust the properties (such as position, size, or visibility) of certain elements within the page.

    2. To flag with a breakpoint.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for breakpoint. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA