Pause

See also: pause, pausé, and -pause

English

A Sega Master System III console with a round white Pause button on the left.

The Pause key of a keyboard, among various other keys.

Alternative forms

• pause

Etymology

From pause.

Noun

Pause (plural Pauses)

1. A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German pūse, from Latin pausa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʊ̯zə/, [ˈpaʊ̯zə]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Pause f (genitive Pause, plural Pausen, diminutive Päuschen n)

1. pause, break

Derived terms

• Mittagspause
• Pausenbrot
• pausenlos