breakpoint
Execution stops here
A breakpoint is a marker set by a programmer that tells a debugger to pause execution at a specific line of code, allowing inspection of variables and program state: I set a breakpoint to see why the loop was failing.
In responsive web design, breakpoints are the screen widths at which a layout changes to accommodate different devices.
More generally, a breakpoint is any threshold where behavior changes significantly.
Software error-locating tool
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- errorFault in communication
- tracebackError origin report
stack · crash · halt · conditional · runtime · interpreter · compiler · variable
Pressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
- fractureSplit in hard material
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- yieldProduce or relinquish
strain · deformation · failure · tension · elasticity · structural · threshold · tolerance
Catastrophic loss of control
- collapseSudden structural failure
- snapSudden sharp sound
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- thresholdPoint of beginning
limit · edge · brink · overwhelm · burnout · exhaustion · strain · pressure
Point of beginning
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- inflectionWord form alteration
- pivotPoint of rotation
shift · juncture · crossroads · transformation · changeover · discontinuity
debugger
Software error-locating tool
traceback · stack · crash · halt · conditional · runtime · interpreter · compiler · variable · function
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
yield · strain · deformation · failure · tension · elasticity · structural · threshold · tolerance · material
meltdown
Catastrophic loss of control
threshold · limit · edge · brink · overwhelm · burnout · exhaustion · strain · pressure · tension
threshold
Point of beginning
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- inflectionWord form alteration
pivot · shift · juncture · crossroads · transformation · changeover · discontinuity
serve
Attend to needs
- bowlingbowling pin, bowling ball, bowling pins, bowling balls, bowling lane
- high-pressure momentsjob interview, final exam, public speaking, deadline, clutch shot
- software developmentcoding, programming, bug, debug, debugging
- web designHTML, CSS, JavaScript, navigation, layout
- chromosome abnormalitiestrisomy, deletion, duplication, translocation, inversion
- codefunction, source code, variable, array, class
breakpointruntime
Program execution duration
free run · execution · continue · resume · stepping out