"showstopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-showstopper.wav [US] Forms: showstoppers [plural]
Etymology: show + stopper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|show|stopper}} show + stopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} showstopper (plural showstoppers)
  1. A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production. Translations ((in theatrical production)): succesnummer [neuter] (Dutch), strappa applausi [masculine] (Italian), gran numero (Italian), uno schianto (Italian), numero eccezionale [masculine] (Italian), esibizione fantastica [feminine] (Italian), applausi a scena aperta [masculine, plural] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-showstopper-en-noun-gvr9F4d5 Disambiguation of '(in theatrical production)': 87 3 10
  2. Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
    Sense id: en-showstopper-en-noun-3Vl8ZM3Q
  3. Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
    (computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
    Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: blocker
    Sense id: en-showstopper-en-noun-p7yogkOW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 30 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 25 57 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: show-stopper, show stopper Related terms: showstopping, deal breaker Translations (impediment to progress): clap de fin [masculine] (French), KO-Kriterium [neuter] (German), K.O.-Kriterium [neuter] (German), Ausschlusskriterium [neuter] (German), Showstopper [masculine] (German), intoppo [masculine] (Italian), ostacolo [masculine] (Italian), falla [feminine] (Italian), impedimento [masculine] (Italian), зава́да (zaváda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'impediment to progress': 1 49 49

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