Pause
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- | :''[[ellipsis]], [[hesitation]], [[Pinter pause]]'' | + | :''[[ellipsis]], [[hesitation]], [[Pinter pause]], [[empty space]]'' |
- | # A short time for relaxing and doing something else. | + | '''Pause''' may refer to a [[Leisure|rest]], hesitation, or temporary stop. |
- | # A [[button]] found on players of [[electronic]] and [[digital]] [[media]] (such as a [[VCR]] or [[DVD]] player) that suspends play. | + | |
+ | Examples: | ||
+ | * [[Fermata]], a musical pause of indefinite duration | ||
+ | * [[Pause key]], the Pause/Break key on computer keyboards | ||
+ | * [[Media player (application software)#Media players|Stop playing audio or video]], with the possibility to continue (in the case of video: with a still image) | ||
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Pause may refer to a rest, hesitation, or temporary stop.
Examples:
- Fermata, a musical pause of indefinite duration
- Pause key, the Pause/Break key on computer keyboards
- Stop playing audio or video, with the possibility to continue (in the case of video: with a still image)
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