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savepoint

noun

Etymology

From save + 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 savepoint — “save + point”

Definitions

  1. A designated spot where the player can save their progress.

    • I died just before I reached the savepoint and had to repeat everything from my previous save.

  2. A point during a transaction at which changes are committed, and to which the user can…

    A point during a transaction at which changes are committed, and to which the user can roll back if necessary.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for savepoint. 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