Stop may refer to:

Places

Stop, Kentucky Stop is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, Kentucky Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky along the southern border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,555. Its county seat is Mont ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States * Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Facilities

Bus stop A bus stop is a place where buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelters, seating, and possibly electronic passenger ...

Truck stop A truck stop, known as a service station in the United Kingdom, and a travel center by major chains in the United States, is a commercial facility which provides refueling, rest (parking), and often ready-made food and other services to motori ...

, a type of rest stop for truck drivers * ''Rail stop'', colloquialism for a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

Film

* ''Stop'', a 1970 American film by Bill Gunn with Marlene Clark, Anna Aries, Edward Michael Bell * ''Stop'', a 1972 French-Canadian film by

Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film '' J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the ...

* ''Stop!'', a 2004 Hindi romantic film starring

Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian model, actress, producer, and social worker who predominantly works in Hindi films. Mirza won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Mis ...

* ''Stop'' (2015 film) South Korean-Japanese co-production directed by Kim Ki-duk

Music

Double stop In music, a double stop is the technique of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument such as a violin, a viola, a cello, or a double bass. On instruments such as the Hardanger fiddle it is common and often employed. In performin ...

, the act of playing two notes simultaneously *

Organ stop An organ stop is a component of a pipe organ that admits pressurized air (known as ''wind'') to a set of organ pipes. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist; each can be "on" (admitting the passage of air ...

, a component of a pipe organ *

Stop (Stockhausen) ''Stop'' is a composition for orchestra (divided into six groups) by Karlheinz Stockhausen, work-number 18 in the composer’s catalogue of works, where two performing realisations are also found as Nr. 18½ and Nr. 18⅔. History ''Stop'' is a w ...

, a composition for orchestra by Karlheinz Stockhausen

Albums

* ''Stop'' (Don Lanphere album), and the title song, 1983 * ''Stop'' (Eric Burdon Band album), and the title song, 1975 * ''Stop'' (Franco De Vita album), 2004 * ''Stop'' (Plain White T's album), and the title song, 2001 * ''Stop!'' (album), by Sam Brown, and the title song, 1988

Songs

* "Stop!" (Against Me! song) * "Stop" (Bang song) * "Stop!" (Jane's Addiction song) * "Stop" (Omar Naber song), the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 * "Stop" (Pink Floyd song) * "Stop" (Ryan Adams song) * "Stop!" (Sam Brown song) * "Stop" (Sibel Redžep song) * "Stop" (Spice Girls song) * "Stop" (Stefanie Heinzmann song), recorded in 2009 * "

Stop! In the Name of Love "Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the #1 position on the ''Billboard'' ...

", a song by The Supremes * "Stop", by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from ''

Take Them On, On Your Own ''Take Them On, On Your Own'' is the second studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It was first released in the UK on August 25, 2003, and in the US on September 2, 2003. The album was reissued with bonus tracks in 2008. ...

'' * "Stop", by

Clyde McPhatter Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960sPalmer, Robert (1981)"Roy Brown, a Pi ...

, B-side of the single "The Best Man Cried" * "Stop", by Dope from ''

Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energ ...

'' * "Stop", by En Vogue from ''

Soul Flower In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

'' * "Stop!", by Erasure from ''

Crackers International ''Crackers International'' is a Christmas extended play, EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums ''The Innocents (Erasure album), The Innocents'' and ''Wild! (Erasure album), Wild!''. It reached number-one in Denmark and Argentin ...

'' * "Stop", by Girls Aloud from '' Sound of the Underground'' * "Stop", by J-Hope from ''

Jack in the Box Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant chain founded February 21, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson (1916–1994) in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast ...

'' * "Stop", by James Gang from ''

Yer' Album ''Yer' Album'' is the debut studio album by American rock band James Gang. The album was released in early 1969 on the Bluesway label. This is the James Gang's only album to feature their bassist Tom Kriss. He was replaced by Dale Peters for their ...

'' * "Stop", by Matchbox Twenty from '' Mad Season'' * "Stop", by Mega City Four from ''

Sebastopol Rd. ''Sebastopol Rd.'' is an album by the English band Mega City Four, released in 1992. It was the band's only album to be released in the United States; they supported it with a North American tour. The album was reissued in 2013 with a Peel session, ...

'' * "Stop", by No Angels from ''

Welcome to the Dance ''Welcome to the Dance'' is the fifth studio album by all-female German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor and Universal Music Domestic throughout German-speaking Europe on 11 September 2009. The band's second post-reunion effort following ...

'' * "Stop", by Stefanie Heinzmann from ''

Roots to Grow ''Roots to Grow'' is the second studio album by the Swiss recording artist Stefanie Heinzmann, released by Universal Music Domestic on September 11, 2009 in German-speaking Europe. The follow-up to her platinum-certified 2008 debut album '' M ...

'' * "Stop", by Twin Sister from "

In Heaven "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)" (often referred to as simply "In Heaven") is a song performed by Peter Ivers, composed by Peter Ivers, with lyrics by David Lynch. The song is featured in Lynch's 1977 film ''Eraserhead'', and was subsequen ...

Medicine and anatomy

Stop (dog) Canine terminology in this article refers only to ''dog terminology'', specialized terms describing the characteristics of various external parts of the domestic dog, as well as terms for structure, movement, and temperament. This terminology is n ...

, a part of a dog's skull *

Stop codon In molecular biology (specifically protein biosynthesis), a stop codon (or termination codon) is a codon (nucleotide triplet within messenger RNA) that signals the termination of the translation process of the current protein. Most codons in me ...

, a type of RNA molecule in genetic code * STOP protein, a protein in animals *

Surgical termination of pregnancy Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregnan ...

, a type of abortion

Linguistics

Stop consonant In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases. The occlusion may be made with the tongue tip or blade (, ), tongue body (, ), lips ...

, a type of consonant in which you block the flow of air for a moment and suddenly release it. Also known as a

plosive In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases. The occlusion may be made with the tongue tip or blade (, ), tongue body (, ), lips ...

or an

occlusive In phonetics, an occlusive, sometimes known as a stop, is a consonant sound produced by occluding (i.e. blocking) airflow in the vocal tract, but not necessarily in the nasal tract. The duration of the block is the ''occlusion'' of the consonan ...

Optics and photography

* Stop, the difference of a power of 2 in the context of

exposure value In photography, exposure value (EV) is a number that represents a combination of a camera's shutter speed and f-number, such that all combinations that yield the same exposure have the same EV (for any fixed scene luminance). Exposure value is a ...

F-stop In optics, the f-number of an optical system such as a camera lens is the ratio of the system's focal length to the diameter of the entrance pupil ("clear aperture").Smith, Warren ''Modern Optical Engineering'', 4th Ed., 2007 McGraw-Hill ...

s, a unit of measure of aperture *

Stop bath Stop bath is a acidic solution used for processing black-and-white photographic films, plates, and paper. It is used to neutralize the alkaline developer, thus halting development. Stop bath is commonly a 2% dilution of acetic acid in water, thou ...

, a chemical used in film processing

Arrestation devices

Door stop A doorstop (also door stopper, door stop or door wedge) is an object or device used to hold a door open or closed, or to prevent a door from opening too widely. The same word is used to refer to a thin slat built inside a door frame to prevent ...

Petzl Stop A Petzl Stop is a descender used primarily in caving and formerly used for industrial rope access made by the French company Petzl. Usage The Stop is for use with single low stretch kernmantle ropes and is usually attached to the harness via a car ...

, a descender used in caving *

Train stop Part of a railway signalling system, a train stop, trip stop or tripcock (sometimes called a tripper) is a train protection device that automatically stops a train if it attempts to pass a signal when the signal aspect and operating rules proh ...

, a train protection device

Halting

Stop sign A stop sign is a traffic sign designed to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure the intersection is safely clear of vehicles and pedestrians before continuing past the sign. In many countries, the sign is a red oc ...

, a traffic signal *

Full stop The full stop (Commonwealth English), period (North American English), or full point , is a punctuation mark. It is used for several purposes, most often to mark the end of a declarative sentence (as distinguished from a question or exclamation ...

(full point, period), a punctuation mark ** STOP, used to replace that symbol in telegraphs, as

Morse code Morse code is a method used in telecommunication to encode text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called ''dots'' and ''dashes'', or ''dits'' and ''dahs''. Morse code is named after Samuel Morse, one of ...

has no method to produce it (sometimes STOP was used for a comma and FULL STOP for the period). * Stop error, a computer error screen *

Terry stop A ''Terry'' stop in the United States allows the police to briefly detain a person based on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. ("In ''Terry v. Ohio'', 392 U. S. 1, 30 (1968), we held that the police can stop and briefly det ...

, a brief police detention in the United States

Other uses

Safe Tables Our Priority Stop Foodborne Illness, or STOP (formerly known as Safe Tables Our Priority), is a non-profit public health organization in the United States dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens. It was founded following th ...

, a food safety organization *

Secure Trusted Operating Program The XTS-400 is a multilevel secure computer operating system. It is multiuser and multitasking that uses multilevel scheduling in processing data and information. It works in networked environments and supports Gigabit Ethernet and both IPv4 ...

, a computer operating system *

Stop Stop may refer to: Places * Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States * Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Facilities * Bus stop * Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck d ...

, a futuristic display typeface by Aldo Novarese *

Stop squark In particle physics, a stop squark, symbol , is the superpartner of the top quark as predicted by supersymmetry (SUSY). It is a sfermion, which means it is a spin-0 boson ( scalar boson). While the top quark is the heaviest known quark, the sto ...

, in quantum physics, a supersymmetric squark which is the superpartner of the top quark *

Society of Teachers Opposed to Physical Punishment Campaigns against corporal punishment aim to reduce or eliminate corporal punishment of minors by instigating legal and cultural changes in the areas where such punishments are practiced. Such campaigns date mostly from the late 20th centur ...

, an organisation based in the United Kingdom *

Strategic Operations Strategic Operations, Inc. (STOPS) is a military, law enforcement and medical training company in San Diego, California which consists of a converted movie studio that has been dedicated to so-called "hyper-realistic" training. The president of Stra ...

, a military, police, and medical training company in San Diego * Stop or stopper, a specific type of card holding in one suit in the game of contract bridge (see: Glossary of contract bridge terms#stopper)