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break point

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break·point  (brkpoint)
n.
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.

break point
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) Tennis a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server


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He didn't have to wait long to be gifted the lead again though as Nadal double-faulted on break point in the next game.
Murray won his third and fourth service games to love as he began to impose himself and eventually earned a break point at 4-4.
For lower-priced homes, these break points come every $20,000 or so, and at each $50,000 or $100,000 for higher-priced properties.
 
 
 
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