Showstopper

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Showstopper may refer to:

In business:

• In aerospace engineering, U.S.government and military circles, an engineering or planning flaw which causes or can be shown to cause an operational failure
• In software development, a computer bug that prevents a project from going forward (as opposed to a minor bug that can be documented and coped with)

In music:

• Show Stopper, the debut single by the R&B group and Making the Band 3 winners Danity Kane
• The Showstoppers, 2005 album from the American Idol compilation series

In consumer entertainment hardware:

• The Panasonic ShowStopper was Panasonic's version of an Personal Video Recorder based on early ReplayTV

In other fields:

• In show business, an outstanding performance that causes the show to stop temporarily due to an audience reaction (such as applause or laughter)
• Showstopper!, a book about the development of the Windows NT operating system
• Show Stoppers, episode of Garfield and Friends from 1989
• One of several nicknames of professional wrestler Shawn Michaels