checkpointfile
nounUK /ˈtʃɛkpɔɪnt faɪl/
US /ˈtʃɛkpɔɪnt faɪl/
A checkpoint file is a saved copy of your work that a computer makes so you can pick up where you left off.
The game made a checkpoint file so I didn't lose my progress when the power went out.
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2. In computing, a file that stores the state of a program at a certain moment so it can restart from there.
The database uses a checkpoint file to recover quickly after a crash.
3. A file used in machine learning to save a model's training progress.
We loaded the checkpoint file to continue training the model.
4. A file that marks a saved position in a long task, like a download or a game level.
The downloader wrote a checkpoint file so it could resume later.