Stop 26739 220788050 2008-06-21T16:08:24Z Cowzie 4348038 /* See also */ {{wiktionarypar|stop}} The word '''stop''' has several possible meanings in the [[English language]], but most commonly means to '''cease moving'''. Additionally, ''stop'' can refer to: * [[STOP Programme]] - (An acronym for "Straight Thinking On Probation") - In some jurisdictions, offenders of certain offences, especially sexual offences, are put on a STOP programme to modify their criminal behavior. * [[Stops (Dynamic Range)]], the amount of contrast between black and white in video, film, and still photography * A [[stop consonant]] in linguistics (also known as a plosive or occlusive) * [[Aperture]], a structure that limits the diameter of a light path in an optical system **[[f-stop]]s, 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 (animal)|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 '''film''': **''Stop!'', a 2004 Indian film starring [[Dia Mirza]] * 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 ** '''Bands''': ***"[[Stop (Italian Rock Band)|Stop]]", Italian Rock Band ** '''Songs''': ***"[[Stop (Pink Floyd song)|Stop]]" by [[Pink Floyd]] ***"[[Stop (Spice Girls song)|Stop]]" by the [[Spice Girls]] ***"[[Stop (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club song)|Stop]]", by the [[Black Rebel Motorcycle Club]] ***"[[Crackers International|Stop!]]" by [[Erasure]] ***"[[Stop! (Sam Brown song)|Stop!]]" by [[Sam Brown (musician)|Sam Brown]], notably covered by Jamelia ***"[[Stop! (Jane's Addiction song)|Stop!]]" by [[Jane's Addiction]] ***"Stop!" by [[Against Me!]] *** "Stop, Hey, What's that sound?", the famous first line of the chorus to "[[For What It's Worth (Stephen Stills song)|For What It's Worth]]" by [[Buffalo Springfield]], which is sometimes mistaken for its title. ***''Stop'' by [[Death Angel]] ** '''Albums:''' *** ''Stop'' by [[Franco De Vita]] *** ''[[Stop (album)|Stop]]'' by the [[Plain White T's]] *** ''[[Stop! (album)|Stop!]]'' by [[Sam Brown (musician)|Sam Brown]] ==See also== * [[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 v. Ohio|''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, amber or green * [[Hammertime]] * A font designed by [[Aldo Novarese]] *[[Collaborate]] and [[Listen]] *Stop Descender (petzl) - equipment used for abseiling. {{disambig}} [[de:Stopp]] [[es:Stop]] [[fr:Stop]] [[it:Stop]] [[nl:Stop]] [[pl:Stop]] [[pt:Stop]]