| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | break·point |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br k point |
| NOUN: | 1. or break point A point of discontinuity, change, or cessation. 2. Computer Science A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted for manual intervention. 3. break point a. A situation in tennis in which one more point is needed to break the opponent's serve. b. The point awarded in such a situation.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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