sleep
Sleep is a sedentary state of mind and body. It is characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a de ...
and
sleep in animals
Sleep in animals refers to a behavioral and physiological state characterized by altered consciousness, reduced responsiveness to external stimuli, and homeostatic regulation observed in various animals. Sleep has been observed in mammals, birds, ...
are a form of rest.
Sleep or sleeping may also refer to:
People with the name
* Sleep (rapper) (born 1976), American underground hip hop artist
* Colin Sleep (born 1944), Australian footballer
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Norman Sleep
Norman H. Sleep (born 14 February 1945) is an American geophysicist and professor of geophysics at Stanford University. He has done internationally recognized research on plate tectonics and many other areas of geology and planetology.
Education ...
(born 1945), American geophysicist
* Peter Sleep (born 1957), Australian cricketer
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Wayne Sleep
Wayne Philip Colin Sleep (born 17 July 1948) is a British dancer, director, choreographer, and actor who appeared on the BBC series '' The Real Marigold on Tour'' and ITV's '' The Real Full Monty''.
Early life
Sleep was born in Plymouth, D ...
(born 1948), British dancer, director, and choreographer
Sleep (band)
Sleep is an American heavy metal band from San Jose, California. Guitarist Matt Pike and bassist and vocalist Al Cisneros have been the only constant members throughout its history, with several changes of drummers throughout their history. ...
, American doom metal band
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Team Sleep
Team Sleep is an American experimental alternative rock/post-rock group led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno. Moreno is better known for fronting the Sacramento-based alternative metal band Deftones. Other current members include guitarist Todd ...
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Bertie Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was an English poet and composer, particularly of songs. He was born and raised in Gloucester. He suffered from bipolar disorder through much of his life and spent his last 15 years in ps ...
Ronald Corp
Ronald Geoffrey Corp, (born 4 January 1951) is a composer, conductor and Anglican priest. He is founder and artistic director of the New London Orchestra (NLO) and the New London Children's Choir. Corp is musical director of the London Chorus ...
* '' Søvnen'' (''The Sleep''), a 1905 cantata by Carl Nielsen
In This Room
''In This Room'' is the third studio album by the band The 3rd and the Mortal.
This was the band's second and also last album with Ann-Mari Edvardsen on vocal duty. The band had also left the doom metal sound for a more "atmospheric" sound. The ...
'', 1997
* "Sleep (I've Been Slipping)", by Code Orange Kids from '' Love Is Love/Return to Dust'', 2012
* "Sleep", by Conjure One from ''
Conjure One
Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium.
History
After performing with Front Line Assembly at the 1996 Roskilde Festival, Fulber left the band to ...
'', 2002
* "Sleep", by Copeland from '' In Motion'', 2005
* "Sleep", by Cult of Luna from ''
Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna is a Swedish heavy metal band from Umeå founded in 1998. They are known for post-metal music similar to the contemporary bands Neurosis and Isis. The band was signed to Earache Records in the early 2000s and released five albums, i ...
Cosmic Wheels
''Cosmic Wheels'' is the tenth studio album, and eleventh album overall, by British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in both the UK (Epic SEPC 65450) and the US (Epic KE 32156) in March 1973.
History
After the introspection of fath ...
'', 1973
* "Sleep", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from ''
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
''Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'' (often shortened to ''Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'', ''Lift Your Skinny Fists'', or ''LYSF''), or on the rear of physical releases, is the second studio album by Canadian post ...
'', 2000
* "Sleep", by Imogen Heap from '' IMegaphone'', 1998
* "Sleep", by
Johnny Orlando
John Vincent Orlando (born January 24, 2003) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, vlogger, and actor. Orlando first received attention on social media by posting covers of pop songs by artists such as Austin Mahone, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Justin Bie ...
from ''Teenage Fever'', 2019
* "Sleep", by Lagwagon from '' Hoss'', 1995
* "Sleep", by Lazlo Bane from ''
11 Transistor
''11 Transistor'' is the debut album by the band Lazlo Bane, which was released on the Almo Sounds label in early 1997.
Overview
According to Lazlo Bane's frontman Chad Fischer most of the record was done on 16 tracks with very few effects wi ...
'', 1997
* "Sleep", by Les Paul, 1953 (Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians song cover)
* "Sleep", by Midnight Oil from '' Red Sails in the Sunset'', 1984
* "Sleep", by My Chemical Romance from ''
The Black Parade
''The Black Parade'' is the third studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. Released in Europe on October 20, 2006, through Reprise Records, it was produced by the band with Rob Cavallo, known for having produced multiple albums fo ...
'', 2006
* "Sleep", by Nada Surf from '' High/Low'', 1996
* "Sleep", by Phish from '' Farmhouse'', 2000
* "Sleep", by Poets of the Fall from '' Signs of Life'', 2005
* "Sleep", by Savatage from ''
Edge of Thorns
''Edge of Thorns'' is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Savatage, released on April 6, 1993 on Atlantic Records. This is the last Savatage album to feature guitarist Criss Oliva, who died six months after its release, and their fir ...
'', 1993
* "Sleep", by Stabbing Westward from ''
Wither Blister Burn & Peel
''Wither Blister Burn + Peel'' is the second album by the American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward, released on Columbia Records. The album was recorded in New York in May 1995, and released in New York City and Los Angeles on January 4, 1 ...
'', 1996
* "Sleep", by Story of the Year from '' In the Wake of Determination'', 2005
* "Sleep", by Transit from '' Young New England'', 2013
* "Sleep", by Underground Lovers from ''
Underground Lovers
Underground Lovers (sometimes stylised as undergroundLOVERS), are an Australian indie rock and electronic music band. The founding mainstays are Glenn Bennie (guitar, vocals) and Vincent Giarrusso (vocals, guitar, keyboard) who had formed the g ...
'', 1990
* "Sleep", by Wuthering Heights from '' The Shadow Cabinet'', 2006
* "Sleep Song", by Rooney from ''
Calling the World
''Calling the World'' is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Rooney. It was released on July 17, 2007.
The album is the result of almost three years of recording, with over 50 songs recorded during the sessions. " When D ...
'', 2007
* "Sleep Song", by
Raffi
Raffi Cavoukian, ( hy, Րաֆֆի, born July 8, 1948), known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is a Canadian singer-lyricist and author of Armenian descent born in Egypt, best known for his children's music. He developed his career as a " ...
from ''Good Luck Boy'', 1975
* "Sleepin'", by Diana Ross from ''
Cowboys from Hell
''Cowboys from Hell'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on July 24, 1990 by Atco Records. It marked the band's major label debut and their first collaboration with producer Terry Date. This was also the al ...
* ''Sleep'' (journal), a medical journal covering research on sleep
* ''SLEEP'', the official publication of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (also known as the Sleep Research Society)
Computing and technology
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Sleep (command)
In computing, sleep is a command in Unix, Unix-like and other operating systems that suspends program execution for a specified time.
Overview
The sleep instruction suspends the calling process for at least the specified number of seconds (the ...
, a command that delays program execution for a specified period of time
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Sleep (system call)
A computer program (process, task, or thread) may sleep, which places it into an inactive state for a period of time. Eventually the expiration of an interval timer, or the receipt of a signal or interrupt causes the program to resume execution. ...
, an operating system call to suspend the execution of a program for specified period of time
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Sleep mode
Sleep mode (or suspend to RAM) is a low power mode for electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices. These modes save significantly on electrical consumption compared to leaving a device fully on and, upon resu ...
, in which a computer becomes inactive
* Sleep programming language, a
scripting language
A scripting language or script language is a programming language that is used to manipulate, customize, and automate the facilities of an existing system. Scripting languages are usually interpreted at runtime rather than compiled.
A scripting ...
executed on the Java platform
Science
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Rheum
Rheum (; from Greek: ῥεῦμα ''rheuma'' 'a flowing, rheum') is a thin mucus naturally discharged from the eyes, nose, or mouth, often during sleep (cf. mucopurulent discharge).Amodio, Aime"Where Do Eye Boogers Come From?" Families.com bl ...
, commonly known as "sleep", mucus formed in the eyes during sleep
* To "sleep with someone", implies a person having sexual intercourse or other forms of
sexual activity
Human sexual activity, human sexual practice or human sexual behaviour is the manner in which humans experience and express their sexuality. People engage in a variety of sexual acts, ranging from activities done alone (e.g., masturbation) ...
with another person
* Transient paresthesia, the sensation produced by an extremity which has "fallen asleep"