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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.
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