Halt
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Halt (from German: stop) can refer to:
- In computing, especially assembly language, a halt or stop command is a directive to cease the execution of a task. Some form of intervention is then required to start a process. In Unix halt is the command to shutdown the computer.
- In protein biosynthesis, the analog of stop is called the stop codon.
- In rail transport, a halt is a small station, usually unstaffed and with few facilities. In the United Kingdom most, if still in existence, have had the word halt removed from their title in recent years.