<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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