breakpoint
<programming> A point in a program that, when reached, triggers some
special behavior useful to the process of debugging; generally, breakpoints are
used to either pause program execution, and/or dump the values of some or all of
the program variables. Breakpoints may be part of the program itself; or they
may be set by the programmer as part of an interactive session with a debugging
tool for scrutinizing the program's execution.
(1999-06-07)
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