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checkpoint in Spanish

checkpoint in Spanish is puesto de control, alcabala, retén — checkpoint means a location where people or vehicles are stopped for inspection, such as at a border or on a road.

checkpoint in Spanish

puesto de control
noun
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.
alcabala
noun
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.
retén
noun
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.
tranca
noun
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.
punto de control
noun
(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.
punto de control
noun
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.
punto de guardado
noun
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.

What does "checkpoint" mean?

  1. noun A location where people or vehicles are stopped for inspection, such as at a border or on a road.
    "Soldiers manned the checkpoint at the edge of town."
  2. noun In a video game, a saved point that a player can restart from after failing.
    "The game saved my progress at the last checkpoint before I died."
  3. noun A point at which the state of a system or database is saved so it can be restored later.
    "The server crashed, but it recovered from the last checkpoint."
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checkpoint in a sentence

  • Soldiers manned the checkpoint at the edge of town.
  • Traffic backed up for miles at the security checkpoint.
  • The game saved my progress at the last checkpoint before I died.
  • The server crashed, but it recovered from the last checkpoint.

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What is "checkpoint" in Spanish?

"checkpoint" in Spanish is puesto de control, alcabala, retén. checkpoint means: A location where people or vehicles are stopped for inspection, such as at a border or on a road.

How do you use "checkpoint" in a sentence?

Example: "Soldiers manned the checkpoint at the edge of town." In Spanish, "checkpoint" is puesto de control, alcabala, retén.

Are there other ways to say "checkpoint" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 6 translations listed for "checkpoint": puesto de control, alcabala, retén, tranca, punto de control, punto de guardado.

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