Break or Breaks or The Break may refer to:

Time off from duties

Recess (break) Recess is a general term for a period in which a group of people are temporarily dismissed from their duties. In education, recess is the American and Australian term (known as ''break'' or ''playtime'' in the UK), where students have a mid m ...

, time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties * Break (work), time off during a shift/recess ** Coffee break, a short mid-morning rest period in business *

Annual leave Annual leave is a period of paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes. Depending on the employer's policies, differing number of days may be offered, and the employee may be required to gi ...

(holiday/vacation), paid time off work

Time off from school

* Holiday break, a U.S. term for various school holidays * Christmas break or ''Winter break'', a break in the winter, typically around Christmas and New Years * Spring break, a recess in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere * Summer break, a typical long break in the summertime

People

* Ted Breaks (1919–2000), English professional footballer * Danny Breaks (active 1990s–), British drum and bass DJ, record producer and record label owner

Sport

* , the first shot meant to break the balls in cue sports, also a series of shots in snooker * Breaking ball, a pitch that does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter * Surf break, place where a wave collapses into surf * Horse breaking, the process of training a horse to be ridden * Break (tennis), to win a tennis game as the receiving player or team, thereby breaking serve

Technology

Computing

* Break condition, in asynchronous serial communication * Break key, a special key on computer keyboards * break statement, a keyword in computer programming used for flow control *

Line break (computing) Newline (frequently called line ending, end of line (EOL), next line (NEL) or line break) is a control character or sequence of control characters in character encoding specifications such as ASCII, EBCDIC, Unicode, etc. This character, or a ...

, a special character signifying the end of a line of text * To break (or "crack") an encryption cipher, in

cryptanalysis Cryptanalysis (from the Greek ''kryptós'', "hidden", and ''analýein'', "to analyze") refers to the process of analyzing information systems in order to understand hidden aspects of the systems. Cryptanalysis is used to breach cryptographic sec ...

Other technologies

Brake (carriage) {{Distinguish, Brake{{!Brake, label 1= A brake (French: ''break'') was a horse-drawn carriage used in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the training of horses for draft work, or an early automobile of similar body design. A shooting-brake ...

, a type of horse-drawn carriage used in the 19th and early 20th centuries *

Break (locksmithing) This is a glossary of locksmithing terms. Glossary References External links {{Locksmithing Locksmithing Locksmithing ...

, a separation between pins of a lock *

Breakover angle Breakover angle is the maximum possible supplementary angle (usually expressed in degrees) that a vehicle, with at least one forward wheel and one rear wheel, can drive over without the apex of that angle touching any point of the vehicle other ...

, a maximum possible supplementary angle of terrain *

Paradelta Break The Paradelta Break is an Italian single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Paradelta Parma of Parma. It remained in production in 2016.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 24 ...

, an Italian paraglider design

Arts and media

Books

* ''The Break'' (novel), 1957, by José Giovanni * ''The Breaks'' (novel), by Richard Price

Film and television

* ''Break'' (2008 film), an American action film * ''Break'' (2014 film), also known as ''Nature Law'' *

Break (2020 film) ''Break'' is a 2020 British independent film. Written and directed by Michael Elkin, it stars Sam Gittins, Jamie Foreman, Adam Deacon, Terri Dwyer, David Yip and Rutger Hauer in one of his final screen roles. Snooker player cameos include Liang W ...

, a British independent film * ''The Break'' (1995 film), an American tennis film * ''The Break'' (1963 film), a drama starring Tony Britton * ''The Break'' (2003 film), a TV film featuring Kris Kristofferson * ''The Break'', alternative name for ''

A Further Gesture ''A Further Gesture'' is a 1997 film directed by Robert Dornhelm. It stars Stephen Rea and Alfred Molina and had its première at the 12th Dublin Film Festival on 4 March 1997. It is also known as ''The Break''.''The Break'' (TV series), a 2016 Belgian crime drama, also known as ''La Trêve'' * ''

The Break with Michelle Wolf ''The Break with Michelle Wolf'' is an American streaming television variety show starring Michelle Wolf that premiered on May 27, 2018 on Netflix. The series is executive produced by Wolf, Dan Powell, Christine Nangle, and Daniel Bodansky. Powell ...

'', a 2018 Netflix series * ''The Breaks'' (1999 film), an American comedy * ''The Breaks'' (2016 film), an American television hip-hop drama ** ''The Breaks'' (TV series), a 2017 American drama and a continuation of the 2016 film * "Break" (''Bottom''), a British television episode * Break (Transformers), a fictional character * ''The Break'', a short film shown at the 2016 Dublin International Film Festival

Music

* Break (music), a percussion interlude or instrumental solo within a longer work of music *

Breakbeat Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK ...

, a broad style of electronic or dance-oriented music

Albums

* ''Break'' (Enchant album), 1998 * ''Break'' (Mamoru Miyano album), 2009 * ''Break'' (One-Eyed Doll album), 2010 * ''Break'' (EP), 2006, by The Cinematics

Songs

* "Break", 1972, by Aphrodite's Child * "The Breaks" (song), 1980, by Kurtis Blow * "Break" (1984), by Play Dead * "Break" (1995), by The Gyres * "Break" (1996), by Staind from the album '' Tormented'' * "Break" (1998), by Fugazi from the album '' End Hits'' * "Break" (2002), by Jurassic 5 from the album '' Power in Numbers'' * "Break" (2006), by Republic of Loose from the album '' Aaagh!'' * "Break" (2006), by The Cinematics * "Break" (2008), by Alanis Morissette from the album '' Flavors of Entanglement'' * "Break" (Three Days Grace song) (2009) * "Break" (2013), by Hostyle Gospel from the album '' Desperation'' * "Break" (2015), by Katherine McPhee from the album ''

Hysteria Hysteria is a term used colloquially to mean ungovernable emotional excess and can refer to a temporary state of mind or emotion. In the nineteenth century, hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness in women. It is assumed that ...

'' * "Break" (2015), by No Devotion from the album '' Permanence'' * "Break" (Kero Kero Bonito song), 2016

Other media

* Break.com, a humor website

Other uses

* Big break (jargon), a circumstance which allows an actor or musician to "break into" the industry and achieve fame *

Bone fracture A bone fracture (abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any bone in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a '' ...

, a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone * Commercial break, in television and radio * Prison escape, the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways * Section break, in type setting * Break, an air combat maneuver; see Basic fighter maneuvers *

Breaks, Virginia Breaks is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) mostly in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. A small portion of the CDP is in Dickenson County. Breaks is located very close to the Kentucky border and is eas ...

* Psychotic break