breakpoint

== English == === Etymology === From break +‎ point. === Pronunciation === === Noun === breakpoint (plural breakpoints) (programming) 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. (meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas. (physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes. (web development) 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. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === breakpoint (third-person singular simple present breakpoints, present participle breakpointing, simple past and past participle breakpointed) (programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint. === See also === break point === References === (computing) Breakpoint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (meteorology) Breakpoint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === point break, pointbreak