checkpoint

検問所、検問

係員が人や車を止めて確認する場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where people or vehicles stop so officials can check them.

• We stopped at a checkpoint.
• Soldiers checked our papers at the border checkpoint.
• How many checkpoints did you pass on the road?

類義語： control point

よく使う表現： border checkpoint, security checkpoint, at a checkpoint

チェックポイント

キャラクターが死んだり再起動したりした後、再開できるゲーム内の地点。

やさしい英語で： A place in a game where you can start again after your character dies or you restart.

• I reached the next checkpoint.
• After falling, my character returned to the last checkpoint.
• Does this level have any checkpoints?

類義語： restart point, save point

よく使う表現： reach a checkpoint, checkpoint in something, last checkpoint

チェックポイント

障害後に復元できるよう保存された、データベースの信頼できる状態。

やさしい英語で： A saved, reliable state of a database that can be restored after a failure.

• The database created a checkpoint.
• We restored the system to its last checkpoint.
• Regular checkpoints reduce the time needed after a crash.

類義語： recovery point

よく使う表現： database checkpoint, restore a checkpoint, last checkpoint