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'''Break''' or '''Breaks''' or '''The Break''' may refer to:

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==Time off from duties==
* [[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 [[Academic year#School holidays|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==
* {{cuegloss|Break}}, 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 [[Universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter#Data framing|asynchronous serial communication]]
* [[Break key]], a special key on computer keyboards
* [[Break statement|<samp>break</samp> 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)|''The Break'' (Giovanni novel)]], 1957, by José Giovanni
* [[The Break (Vermette novel)|''The Break'' (Vermette novel)]], 2016, by Katherena Vermette
* [[The Breaks (novel)|''The Breaks'' (novel)]], 1983, by Richard Price

===Film, television and theatre===
To [[Breaking character|break character]] (or "corpse"), to lose composure during comedic scenes

* [[Break (2008 film)|''Break'' (2008 film)]], an American action film
* [[Break (2014 film)|''Break'' (2014 film)]], also known as ''Nature Law''
* [[Break (2020 film)|''Break'' (2020 film)]], a British independent film
* [[The Break (play)|''The Break'' (play)]], a 1962 play by Philip Albright
* [[The Break (1963 film)|''The Break'' (1963 film)]], a drama starring Tony Britton
* [[The Break (1995 film)|''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 filmography|Kris Kristofferson]]
* ''The Break'', a short film shown at the 2016 [[Dublin International Film Festival#2016|Dublin International Film Festival]]
* [[The Break (TV series)|''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)|''The Breaks'' (1999 film)]], an American comedy
* [[The Breaks (2016 film)|''The Breaks'' (2016 film)]], an American television hip-hop drama
** [[The Breaks (TV series)|''The Breaks'' (TV series)]], a 2017 American drama and a continuation of the 2016 film
* [[Break (Bottom)|"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)|''Break'' (Enchant album)]], 1998
* [[Break (Mamoru Miyano album)|''Break'' (Mamoru Miyano album)]], 2009
* [[Break (One-Eyed Doll album)|''Break'' (One-Eyed Doll album)]], 2010
* [[Break (EP)|''Break'' (EP)]], 2006, by The Cinematics

====Songs====
* "Break", 1972, by [[Aphrodite's Child]]
* [[The Breaks (song)|"The Breaks" (song)]], 1980, by Kurtis Blow
* "Break" (1984), by [[Play Dead (band)|Play Dead]]
* "Break" (1996), by Staind from the album ''[[Tormented (Staind 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)|"Break" (Three Days Grace song)]] (2009)
* "Break" (2013), by Hostyle Gospel from the album ''[[Desperation (Hostyle Gospel album)|Desperation]]''
* "Break" (2015), by Katherine McPhee from the album ''[[Hysteria (Katharine McPhee album)|Hysteria]]''
* "Break" (2015), by No Devotion from the album ''[[Permanence (album)|Permanence]]''
* [[Break (Kero Kero Bonito song)|"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#Break|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==
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* [[Brake (disambiguation)]]
* [[Break a leg]], an expression in theatre
* [[Breakdancing]]
* [[Breaking (disambiguation)]]
* [[Breakwater (structure)]]
* [[Broke (disambiguation)]]
* [[Burglary]], sometimes called a "break-in"
* [[Winter break (disambiguation)]]
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