Break or Breaks or The Break may refer to:

Time off from duties

* Recess (break), time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties *

Break (work) A break at work (or work-break) is a period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off from their job. It is a type of downtime. There are different types of breaks, and depending on the length and the employer' ...

, time off during a shift/recess ** Coffee break, a short mid-morning rest period in business * Annual leave (holiday/vacation), paid time off work

Time off from school

* Holiday break, a U.S. term for various

school holidays An academic year or school year is a period of time which schools, colleges and universities use to measure a quantity of study. School holiday School holidays (also referred to as vacations, breaks, and recess) are the periods during which sch ...

Christmas break An academic year or school year is a period of time which schools, colleges and universities use to measure a quantity of study. School holiday School holidays (also referred to as vacations, breaks, and recess) are the periods during which sch ...

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 Summer vacation or summer break is a school break in summer between school years and the break in the school academic year. Students are off anywhere between three weeks to three months. Depending on the country and district, staff might be partia ...

, a typical long break in the summertime

People

* Ted Breaks (1919–2000), English professional footballer *

Danny Breaks Danny Breaks (born Daniel Whiddett) is a British drum and bass DJ, record producer and record label owner. He is known for his experimental instrumental hip hop production, and early music career as the breakbeat hardcore artist Sonz of a Loop ...

(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 In baseball, a breaking ball is a pitch that does not travel straight as it approaches the batter; it will have sideways or downward motion on it, sometimes both (see slider). A breaking ball is not a specific pitch by that name, but is any ...

, a pitch that does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter *

Surf break Surf or SURF may refer to: Commercial products * Surf (detergent), a brand of laundry detergent made by Unilever Computers and software * "Surfing the Web", slang for exploring the World Wide Web * surf (web browser), a lightweight web browse ...

, place where a wave collapses into surf *

Horse breaking Horse training refers to a variety of practices that teach horses to perform certain behaviors when commanded to do so by humans. Horses are trained to be manageable by humans for everyday care as well as for equestrian activities from horse ra ...

, 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 Asynchronous serial communication is a form of serial communication in which the communicating endpoints' interfaces are not continuously synchronized by a common clock signal. Instead of a common synchronization signal, the data stream conta ...

Break key The Break key (or the symbol ⎉) of a computer keyboard refers to breaking a telegraph circuit and originated with 19th century practice. In modern usage, the key has no well-defined purpose, but while this is the case, it can be used by softwar ...

, a special key on computer keyboards * break statement, a keyword in computer programming used for flow control * Line break (computing), a special character signifying the end of a line of text * To break (or "crack") an encryption cipher, in cryptanalysis

Other technologies

* Brake (carriage), 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 is the science and art of making and defe ...

, a separation between pins of a lock * Breakover angle, a maximum possible supplementary angle of terrain * Paradelta Break, 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), 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 Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...

* ''The Break'', alternative name for '' A Further Gesture'', a 1997 film * ''The Break'' (TV series), a 2016 Belgian crime drama, also known as ''La Trêve'' * '' The Break with Michelle Wolf'', 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) is a 1999 Japanese language, Japanese Transformers television animated series, a toy line, and a sequel to ''Beast Wars II''. It was produced by Nihon Ad Systems, NAS, TV Tokyo, and Ashi Productions. Hozumi Gōda reprised his role as Lio Con ...

, a fictional character * ''The Break'', a short film shown at the 2016 Dublin International Film Festival

Music

Break (music) In popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece. A break is usually interpolated between sections of a song, to ...

, a percussion interlude or instrumental solo within a longer work of music * Breakbeat, 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 Aphrodite's Child was a Greek rock and pop band formed in 1967, by Vangelis Papathanassiou (keyboards, flutes), Demis Roussos (bass, acoustic and electric guitar, vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals), and Silver Koulouris (guitar). They ...

* "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! ''Aaagh!'' is the second album by the Irish funk-rock band Republic of Loose. It was released on 7 April 2006. At a cost of €70,000 to make, it was their most expensive album to date. ''Sunday Tribune'' journalist Una Mullally called it "one ...

'' * "Break" (2006), by

The Cinematics The Cinematics were an alternative rock band founded in 2003 in Glasgow, Scotland, and disbanded in 2011. The band released two full-length albums, '' A Strange Education'' (2007) and '' Love and Terror'' (2009), as well as a five-track EP, " ...

* "Break" (2008), by Alanis Morissette from the album ''

Flavors of Entanglement ''Flavors of Entanglement'' is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, came out on May 30, ...

'' * "Break" (Three Days Grace song) (2009) * "Break" (2013), by Hostyle Gospel from the album '' Desperation'' * "Break" (2015), by Katherine McPhee from the album '' Hysteria'' * "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 medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone *

Commercial break A television advertisement (also called a television commercial, TV commercial, commercial, spot, television spot, TV spot, advert, television advert, TV advert, television ad, TV ad or simply an ad) is a span of television programming produce ...

, in television and radio *

Prison escape A prison escape (referred as a bust out, breakout, jailbreak, or prison break) is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture th ...

, 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 Basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) are tactical movements performed by fighter aircraft during air combat maneuvering (ACM, also called dogfighting), to gain a positional advantage over the opponent. BFM combines the fundamentals of aerodynamic f ...

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Psychotic break Psychosis is a condition of the mind that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real. Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations, among other features. Additional symptoms are incoherent speech and behavior t ...