checkpoint

IPA: tʃˈɛkpɔɪnt

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
(computing) 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.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.

Examples of "checkpoint" in Sentences

To the right of the checkpoint is the Erez industrial area.
The interior Aduana checkpoint is just past the interchange.
Workaround: An extra screening checkpoint is open daily from 6 to 10 a.m. in the International Terminal.
Actually, Waldo, the purpose of the DUI checkpoint is NOT to deter drunk driving; it is to increase revenues for criminal defense lawyers.
Busiest times: Monday mornings; Thursday, Friday, Sunday early morning and afternoon/early evenings at checkpoints in Terminals B, C, and D/E. Terminal A-East checkpoint is often busy in the afternoons.