Checkpointing

/ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪntɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The ongoing process of establishing verification points where progress is confirmed and recorded, commonly used in computing and operations.

Etymology

From 'checkpoint' with the progressive suffix '-ing'. In computing science, this term describes the critical process of saving system states at intervals.

Kelly Says

In machine learning and AI training, checkpointing every few hours saves researchers enormous time—if a system crashes after 48 hours of training, they restart from the last checkpoint instead of losing everything.

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