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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>control-S</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../C.html" title="C"/><link rel="previous" href="control-Q.html" title="control-Q"/><link rel="next" href="Conways-Law.html" title="Conway's Law"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">control-S</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="control-Q.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">C</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Conways-Law.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="control-S"/><dt xmlns="" id="control-S"><b>control-S</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vi.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> “<span class="quote">Stop talking for a second.</span>” From the ASCII DC3 or XOFF
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character (the pronunciation <span class="pronunciation">/X-of/</span> is therefore also used). Control-S
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differs from <a href="control-O.html"><i class="glossterm">control-O</i></a> in that the person is asked
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to stop talking (perhaps because you are on the phone) but will be allowed
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to continue when you're ready to listen to him — as opposed to
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control-O, which has more of the meaning of “<span class="quote">Shut up.</span>”
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Considered silly.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="control-Q.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../C.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Conways-Law.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">control-Q </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Conway's Law</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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