watchpoint
nounEtymology From watch + point, on the model of breakpoint.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A debugging mechanism whereby execution is suspended every time a specified memory location is modified; or, any of various similar such mechanisms.
- AdaRAID supports multiple CPUs running concurrently, Ada data types, features include break points, watchpoints, timing, tracing, stepping, walkbacks, and histories of last n executions.1990, NASA Tech Briefs, page 98: