# checkpoint

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/ · frequency rank #17,317

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.
4. A biological control mechanism ensuring correct progression through the cell cycle.

## Etymology
From check + point.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccheckpoint`, `cehckpoint`, `chcekpoint`, `checckpoint`, `checkkpoint`, `checkopint`, `checkpiont`, `checkpoinnt`, `checkpointt`, `checkpoitn`, `checkponit`, `checkppoint`, `checpkoint`, `chekcpoint`, `chheckpoint`, `hceckpoint`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/checkpoint