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I think privacy is valuable. You don't have to share everything, and it's healthy to occasionally hit the pause button and ask yourself if you're oversharing. But at the end of the day, if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide.
Ashton Kutcher

Meaning of "pause button" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAUSE BUTTON

pause button  [pɔːz ˈbʌtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAUSE BUTTON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pause button is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAUSE BUTTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Break key

The Break key is a key on a computer keyboard. The Break key originated with 19th century telegraph practice. While the Break key might no longer have a well-defined purpose, it can be used by software to switch between multiple login sessions, to terminate a program, or to interrupt a modem connection. Because the break key will send a software Interrupt halting the flow of code, the Break key is also called the Pause key. It can be used to pause some games, such as Deus Ex and in the Call Of Duty series.

Definition of pause button in the English dictionary

The definition of pause button in the dictionary is a button on a video or music player which can be pressed to temporarily stop the playing of the recording.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAUSE BUTTON


bellybutton
ˈbɛlɪˌbʌtən
button
ˈbʌtən
Dutton
ˈdʌtən
glutton
ˈɡlʌtən
hot-button
ˈhɒtˌbʌtən
Hutton
ˈhʌtən
leg-o´-mutton
ˌlɛɡəˈmʌtən
misbutton
ˌmɪsˈbʌtən
mutton
ˈmʌtən
push-button
ˈpʊʃˌbʌtən
rebutton
riːˈbʌtən
Sutton
ˈsʌtən
unbutton
ʌnˈbʌtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAUSE BUTTON

pauper´s grave
pauperdom
pauperess
pauperisation
pauperise
pauperism
pauperization
pauperize
paupiette
pauropod
pausal
Pausanias
pause
pauseful
pausefully
pauseless
pauselessly
pauser
pausing
pausingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAUSE BUTTON

collar button
cotton
destruct button
fly button
freeze-frame button
hit the panic button
hot button
leg-of-mutton
on the button
panic button
pearl button
press button
push button
record button
redial button
reset button
snooze button
stop button
tummy button
Welshman´s button

Synonyms and antonyms of pause button in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pause button» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAUSE BUTTON

Find out the translation of pause button to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pause button from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pause button» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暂停按钮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

botón de pausa
570 millions of speakers

English

pause button
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठहराव बटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زر التوقف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кнопка паузы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

botão de pausa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরতি বোতাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouton de pause
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Butang jeda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pause-Taste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一時停止ボタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일시 정지 버튼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngaso tombol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nút tạm dừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைநிறுத்த பட்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विराम द्या बटण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Duraklatma düğmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pulsante di pausa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przycisk pauzy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кнопка паузи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buton de pauză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουμπί παύσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breek knoppie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pausknappen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pauseknapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pause button

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAUSE BUTTON»

The term «pause button» is regularly used and occupies the 89.413 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAUSE BUTTON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pause button

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QUOTES WITH «PAUSE BUTTON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pause button.
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Ashton Kutcher
I think privacy is valuable. You don't have to share everything, and it's healthy to occasionally hit the pause button and ask yourself if you're oversharing. But at the end of the day, if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAUSE BUTTON»

Discover the use of pause button in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pause button and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pause Button Therapy®
It has been hugely successful in the treatment of everything from addictions and weight issues to depression, anxiety and relationship problems, and this book will show.
Martin and Marion Shirran with Fiona Graham, 2012
2
Negotiating For Dummies
This chapter explores the wonderful world of the pause button and the hot buttons that everyone has. You can use the pause button as a tool to avoid the high cost of the emotions triggered by your hot buttons. The more you know about these ...
Donaldson, 2011
3
Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar
Use this mode for single-sheet feeding; position the next sheet and push the Pause button (Pause LED off) to resume printing. When pause mode is off ( Pause LED off), SmartSpooler will not check formfeed characters. Use this mode when ...
Steve Ciarcia, 1990
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Pushing Pause
Fifteen-year-old Kenisha Lewis has it all: good friends who also live to dance, a hot boyfriend headed for the NBA, loving parents and a bling-filled home in the burbs.
Celeste O. Norfleet, 2007
5
Literacy Play for the Early Years Book 4: Learning Through ...
Press the pause button and write the word. Out - out. Press the pause button and write the word. Loud - loud. Press the pause button and write the word. Count - count. Press the pause button and write the word. Cow - cow. Press the pause ...
Collette Drifte, 2013
6
Selling All-in-One For Dummies
Pushing the pause button just means putting the negotiations on hold for a moment or an hour or an evening while you sort things out. Everyone owns a pause button, so to speak, and everyone pushes it in a different way. When you push the ...
Consumer Dummies, 2012
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AdvancED Flex Application Development: Building Rich Media X
... id="btn_playToggle"/> <mx:Button label="Stop" id="btn_stop"/> <mx:Spacer width="100%"/> <mx:Label id="tf_playtimeDisplay"/> </mx:HBox> </mx: ControlBar> ... The Button component I add is directly under the Play/Pause button. Again ...
Chris Charlton, R Blank, Omar Gonzalez, 2007
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Thriving in the Workplace All-in-One For Dummies
Pushing the pause button gives you the opportunity to review the entire pro- cess of negotiating and to make sure that you aren't overlooking anything. It allows you to avoid getting boxed into a corner. By pushing the pause button, you keep ...
Consumer Dummies, 2010
9
The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture
Play/Pause Button - One of the two largest buttons on any pro CD deck, the play/ pause button is used to start and suspend playback. This button is typically lit with a solid green (or white) light when playing and with a flashing light when ...
‎2003
10
Selling All-in-One For Dummies
The pause button is one thing that separates people from animals. A cat, for example, doesn't have a pause button. When it hears the sound of the electric can opener, it may go nuts, meowing, jumping, clawing at your legs. The cat is unable ...
Dirk Zeller, Ralph R. Roberts, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAUSE BUTTON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pause button is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hands-on with the HTC Active Earphones: Weatherproof, attractive …
The remote is about an inch and a half long with a large center play/pause button and volume up and down buttons on either side of the center ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»
2
NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Brendan Haywood and Nick Young's …
Just when it looks like the NBA world has hit the pause button to catch its breath, something else comes up. Look at this past week, when news ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
3
Key questions remain on Portland Building renovation: Editorial …
The Council should immediately hit the pause button on Portland Building renovation and answer key questions ... o Why an overhaul of the ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Time To Get Back Into Metals
So, as we all reel from the salvo of body blows leaping off the TV screen we have to punch the pause button just to catch our breath. «Investing.com, Jul 15»
5
Identity crisis of a stay-home mum
I've willingly hit the pause button as I wait for them to outgrow their need for my constant presence. Yet I worry that when they finally do, I can no ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Epidemic of crime leads council to Chicago
"They can push the pause button." A crime analysis of select firearm incidents from 2011 to 2013 produced by TPD for the Council on Gun ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
7
5 Key Habits to Living a Radiant Life
Most of us spend far too much time attached to our electronic devices and can benefit from hitting the pause button. This simple act serves as a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Stop Google from tracking you on Google Maps
Just scroll along the bottom banner until you see the Location History box and click the pause button. You can also pause location history by ... «CNET, Jul 15»
9
Looney turns down Metro Director of Schools job
Former school board member and current Metro Councilman Steve Glover says Nashville hit the pause button until after this year's elections as ... «WKRN.com, Jul 15»
10
Watermät & MOGUAI - Portland (Original Remix)
The pattern they construct with the lead melody is hypnotic and will have you unable to press the pause button when it takes you into a ... «Your EDM, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pause button [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pause-button>. May 2024 ».
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