breakpoint
[
breyk
-point]
/ˈbreɪkˌpɔɪnt/
noun
1.
a convenient
point
at which to make a change, interruption, etc.
Origin
break
+
point
British Dictionary definitions for
breakpoints
breakpoint
/
ˈbreɪkˌpɔɪnt
/
noun
1.
(
computing
)
an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
the point in a program at which such an instruction operates