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Debugging vs Watchpoint - What's the difference?

debugging | watchpoint |

As a verb debugging

is .

As a noun watchpoint is

(computing) a debugging mechanism whereby execution is suspended every time a specified memory location is modified; or , any of various similar such mechanisms.

debugging

English

Verb

(head)

    • watchpoint

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A debugging mechanism whereby execution is suspended every time a specified memory location is modified; or , any of various similar such mechanisms.

    • Usage notes

    * Watchpoints are frequently called “data breakpoints” (or similar) and treated as a type of breakpoint; however, they are also frequently contrasted with breakpoints. In either case, the meaning of is the same; the discrepancy is due to differing uses of the term breakpoint.