Break

• Recess (break), time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties • Break (work), time off during a shift/recess • Coffee break, a short mid-morning rest period in business • Annual leave (holiday/vacation), paid time off work Time off from school • Holiday break, a U.S. term for various school holidays • Christmas break or Winter break, a break in the winter, typically around Christmas and New Years • Spring break, a recess in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere • Summer break, a typical long break in the summertime == People ==

• Ted Breaks (1919–2000), English professional footballer • Danny Breaks (active 1990s–), British drum and bass DJ, record producer and record label owner • Jim Breaks (1940–2023), English professional wrestler ==Sport==

• , the first shot meant to break the balls in cue sports, also a series of shots in snooker • Breaking ball, a pitch that does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter • Surf break, place where a wave collapses into surf • Horse breaking, the process of training a horse to be ridden • Break (tennis), to win a tennis game as the receiving player or team, thereby breaking serve ==Technology==

Computing • Break condition, in asynchronous serial communication • Break key, a special key on computer keyboards • break statement, a keyword in computer programming used to execute an early exit from a loop • Line break (computing), a special character signifying the end of a line of text • To break (or "crack") an encryption cipher, in cryptanalysis Other technologies • Brake (carriage), a type of horse-drawn carriage used in the 19th and early 20th centuries • Break (locksmithing), a separation between pins of a lock • Breakover angle, a maximum possible supplementary angle of terrain • Paradelta Break, an Italian paraglider design ==Arts and media==

Books • The Break (Giovanni novel), 1957, by José Giovanni • The Break (Vermette novel), 2016, by Katherena Vermette • The Breaks (novel), 1983, by Richard Price Film, television and theatre To break character (or "corpse"), to lose composure during comedic scenes • Break (2008 film), an American action film • Break (2014 film), also known as Nature Law • Break (2020 film), a British independent film • The Break (play), a 1962 play by Philip Albright • The Break (1963 film), a drama starring Tony Britton • The Break (1995 film), an American tennis film • The Break, alternative name for the 1997 film A Further Gesture • The Break, a 2003 TV film featuring Kris Kristofferson • The Break, a short film shown at the 2016 Dublin International Film Festival • The Break (TV series), a 2016 Belgian crime drama, also known as La Trêve • The Break with Michelle Wolf, a 2018 Netflix series • The Breaks (1999 film), an American comedy • The Breaks (2016 film), an American television hip-hop drama • The Breaks (TV series), a 2017 American drama and a continuation of the 2016 film • "Break", a 1995 episode of the British television series Bottom • Break (Transformers), a fictional character Music • Break (music), a percussion interlude or instrumental solo within a longer work of music • Breakbeat, a broad style of electronic or dance-oriented music Albums • Break (Enchant album), 1998 • Break (Mamoru Miyano album), 2009 • Break (One-Eyed Doll album), 2010 • Break (EP), 2006, by The Cinematics Songs • "Break", 1972, by Aphrodite's Child • "The Breaks" (song), 1980, by Kurtis Blow • "Break" (1984), by Play Dead • "Break" (1996), by Staind from the album Tormented • "Break" (1998), by Fugazi from the album End Hits • "Break" (2002), by Jurassic 5 from the album Power in Numbers • "Break" (2006), by Republic of Loose from the album Aaagh! • "Break" (2006), by The Cinematics • "Break" (2008), by Alanis Morissette from the album Flavors of Entanglement • "Break" (Three Days Grace song) (2009) • "Break" (2013), by Hostyle Gospel from the album Desperation • "Break" (2015), by Katherine McPhee from the album Hysteria • "Break" (2015), by No Devotion from the album Permanence • "Break" (Kero Kero Bonito song), 2016 Other media • Break.com, a humor website ==Other uses==

• Big break (jargon), a circumstance which allows an actor or musician to "break into" the industry and achieve fame • Bone fracture, a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone • Commercial break, in television and radio • Prison escape, the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways • Section break, in type setting • Break, an air combat maneuver; see Basic fighter maneuvers • Breaks, Virginia • Psychotic break • The Breaks, named for an American topography that appears to "break away" from the Missouri River, located in Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument ==See also==