4 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: show-stopper n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {showstopper}, {stopper}] 2: something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper" [syn: {showstopper}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: showstopper n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {show-stopper}, {stopper}] 2: something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper" [syn: {show-stopper}] From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: showstopper n. A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly _good_. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: showstopper A hardware or (especially) software {bug} that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly *good*. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-31)
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