Pause
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| - | :''[[ellipsis]], [[speech to text]], [[pause]]'' | + | :''[[ellipsis]], [[hesitation]], [[Pinter pause]], [[empty space]]'' |
| - | Harold Pinter is famous for his "Pinter pause" which presents a subtly elliptical dialogue; often the primary things characters should address is replaced by [[ellipsis]] or [[dash]]es. The following exchange between Aston and Davies in ''[[The Caretaker]]'' is typical of Pinter: | + | |
| - | :ASTON. More or less exactly what you... | + | '''Pause''' may refer to a [[Leisure|rest]], hesitation, or temporary stop. |
| - | :DAVIES. That's it ... that's what I'm getting at is ... I mean, what sort of jobs ... (''Pause''.) | + | |
| - | :ASTON. Well, there's things like the stairs ... and the ... the bells ... | + | |
| - | :DAVIES. But it'd be a matter ... wouldn't it ... it'd be a matter of a broom ... isn't it? | + | |
| + | 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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