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The word stop has several possible meanings in the English language, but most commonly means to cease moving. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

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 (Spice Girls song), a 1998 release by Spice Girls, from the album Spiceworld
    • Stop (Pink Floyd song), a song by Pink Floyd, from the album The Wall
    • "Stop", a song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from their 2003 album Take Them On, On Your Own
    • "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, a 2004 album by Franco De Vita
    • Stop (album) by Plain White T's

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A stop, plosive, or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. ... a big (1) and a small (2) aperture For other uses, see Aperture (disambiguation). ... A 35mm lens set to f/11, as indicated by the white dot above the f-stop scale on the aperture ring In photography the f-number (focal ratio) expresses the diameter of the diaphragm aperture in terms of the effective focal length of the lens. ... A photograph with an exposure time of 25 seconds A photograph of a night-time sky with an exposure time of 8 seconds In photography, exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium (photographic film or image sensor) during the process of taking a... In particle physics, a squark is a hypothetical boson partner of a quark whose existence is implied by supersymmetry. ... For a non-technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to Genetics. ... For other uses, see Full stop (disambiguation). ... A snout is the protruding portion of an animals face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. ... In human anatomy, the forehead or brow is the bony part of the head above the eyes. ... A blue screen of death as seen in Windows XP and Vista. ... Petzl is a French manufaturer of climbing gear, caving gear and headlamps, considered to be among the finest in the world. ... The choir division of the organ at St. ... A double stop, in music terminology, is the act of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument, for example a violin, a viola, a cello or a guitar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Stop is a song on the Pink Floyd album, The Wall. ... Take Them On, On Your Own is a 2003 album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... This article is about the 1967 song by Buffalo Springfield. ... Buffalo Springfield was a magnifcent short-lived but influential folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina and is most famous for the song For What Its Worth. ... Franco De Vita (born January 23, 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a singer-songwriter popular in Latin music. ... Stop (2002) Stop is a album by Plain White Ts. ... This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. ...

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
• Hammertime

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