STOP

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

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★ f-stops, a unit of measure of aperture

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★ 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

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★ 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

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★ Double stop, stopping multiple strings on a stringed instrument

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★ Stop (Spice Girls song), a 1998 release by Spice Girls, from the album ''Spiceworld''

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★ Stop (Pink Floyd song), a song by Pink Floyd, from the album ''The Wall''

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★ "Stop", a song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from their 2003 album ''Take Them On, On Your Own''

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★ "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

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★ 'Albums:'

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★ ''Stop'', a 2004 album by Franco De Vita

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★ Stop (album) by Plain White T's

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★ 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

★ Hammertime