Stop Explained

The word stop has several possible meanings in the English language, but most commonly means to cease moving.

Additionally, stop can refer to:

• Stops (Dynamic Range), the amount of contrast between black and white in video, film, and still photography
• Stop consonant in linguistics
• Aperture, a structure that limits the diameter of a light path in an optical system
  • f-stops, a unit of measure of aperture
  • Exposure (photography), a relative measure of exposure
• Stop squark, the supersymmetric partner of the top quark, in particle physics
• Stop codon in genetic code.
• Full stop, a punctuation mark known in the U.S. as a "period" and shortened to stop in telegraph messages
• The point on an animal's head at which the muzzle meets the forehead
• Blue Screen of Death, an error in Microsoft Windows or Windows-based operating systems
• Stop, a brand name climbing device made by Petzl
• In music:
  • Organ stop, one or more ranks of pipes used together to make a particular sound on a pipe organ; also the control used to select them
  • Double stop, stopping multiple strings on a stringed instrument
  • Songs:
    • "Stop" by Pink Floyd
    • "Stop" by the Spice Girls
    • "Stop", by the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    • "Stop!" by Erasure
    • "Stop!" by Sam Brown
    • "Stop!" by Jane's Addiction
    • "Stop, Hey, What's that sound?", the famous first line of the chorus to "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield, which is sometimes mistaken for its title.
  • Albums:
    • Stop by Franco De Vita
    • Stop by the Plain White T's
    • Stop! by Sam Brown

See also

• Stop!, the name of several songs and films
• Bus stop, trolleybus stop and tram stop, places where the bus or tram stops for people to get on and off
• Door stop, a wedge to stop a door from closing when you want it open
• Stop sign, a traffic sign informing drivers to make a temporary stop
• Terry stop, in U.S. law, a stop-and-frisk law enforcement procedure less intrusive than an arrest, so probable cause is not required
• Truck stop, an eating establishment on a major trucking route with a large carpark for truck drivers to stop and refresh themselves, and often with other amenities available
• Stop light, a group of lights red yellow or green
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