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   showstopper

   /ˈʃəʊstɒpə/

   noun

   • 1. a song or other performance receiving prolonged applause from the audience: "he wants every scene to be a showstopper"
   • ▪ something that is striking or has great popular appeal: "the brilliant orange flowers against the bronze-green foliage were a showstopper"
   • 2. an obstacle to further progress: "a major bug has been discovered that affects developers' ability to work on their apps but I've not seen any showstoppers for regular users"
   • ▪ a bug that needs to be fixed before a piece of software can be used or released: "there were several last minute showstoppers that derailed the Beta 2 rollout"

   Derivatives

   • 1. showstopping adjective

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