showstopper
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets downSynonyms: show-stopperstopper
- 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”Synonyms: show-stopper
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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)
The Jargon File
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.