👉 Checkpointed is a term used in computer science and data analysis to describe a situation where an algorithm or system does not perform well due to a sudden halt in execution. A checkpointed process typically refers to a situation in which the system or application experiences significant delays or errors, causing it to stop executing at some point during its execution cycle. A checkpoint is essentially a snapshot of the state of the program after a certain amount of time has elapsed since the last call to a function that was intended to be