Show Stopper

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. A problem severe enough to halt a launch, demo, or plan until it is addressed. In engineering slang, show stoppers are the issues that remove the option of pretending everything else can continue normally.

    In plain English: A major issue serious enough to stop progress or a launch.

    Example: "The missing rollback path was a show stopper, not a polish item, because the team could not responsibly launch without knowing how to back out cleanly."

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