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Definition of showstopper
showstopper
noun
- a bug that makes hardware or software unusable. For example, crashing on startup. "Showstopper" bugs certainly must be fixed before a product can be released, and often need to be fixed before development can proceed.
Interestingly, in its original theatrical use, a "showstopper" is something that's amazingly good.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to break, ruin, destroy.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good game." | |
| Definitions include: "alright". | |
| Definitions include: "technology". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "ta-ta for now" (i.e. "goodbye for now.") | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "thank you very much". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for fuck's sake." | |
| Definitions include: to fail in a grand way. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "more to follow". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "direct message". | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of delight, surprise or amazement. | |
| Definitions include: to surf the World Wide Web looking for references to one's name, via search engines. | |
| Definitions include: "cutie." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "pointy-haired boss". | |
| Definitions include: the words and phrases that are (mostly) unique to communication on the world wide web. | |
| Definitions include: a method of accomplishing something that is otherwise prevented due to a bug. | |
Other terms relating to 'to break, ruin, destroy': | |
| Definitions include: to steal. | |
| Definitions include: to wreck a vehicle such that repairs would cost more than the value of the (unwrecked) vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: to injure or destroy. | |
| Definitions include: to be under the influence of drugs. | |
| Definitions include: to phone or page excessively; to fill up the capacity of some electronic answering service (voice mail, answering machine, one's pager, etc.) | |
| Definitions include: in an update or sequel to a video game, to make a weapon weak or weaker, such that it's like a Nerf gun. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: to break, to fail. | |
| Definitions include: very cold. | |
| Definitions include: to break, to fail. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: to overwhelm a web site with massive amounts of traffic due to Slashdot linking to it. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
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| Definitions include: e-mail scams that attempt to deceive consumers into sharing personal or financial information | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "dirtbag index", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts. | |
| Definitions include: the primary focus of one's romantic life. | |
| Definitions include: an audio recording available for download from the internet. | |
| Definitions include: computer software that occupies too many resources due to its preponderance of features. | |
| Definitions include: statement that it is time to do an activity for real, rather than for practice. | |
| Definitions include: Hypegeist is the spirit of something being highly promoted, such as a pop star, politician, or sporting event. | |
| Definitions include: good; excellent; "awesome"; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: to hang out or chill; do nothing. | |
| Definitions include: to go crazy. |
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