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
  • 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

also sagar jaitly invented the stop sign aged 8 and a half

• • Albums:
    • Stop, a 2004 album by Franco De Vita
    • Stop (album) by Plain White T's

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