showstack / glossary / abort
Abort 中止／ABORT
The instruction to abandon a sequence rather than pause it. Where a hold freezes everything in place, an abort ends the attempt: automation comes off its move, an effect is not fired, and the show recovers by some other route that the stage manager will name. On pyrotechnics, flame and automation it is usually tied to a physical control rather than a spoken word, because a word can be misheard and a key cannot.
中文
放棄整個序列、而非暫停它的指令。Hold 是把一切凍結在原地，abort 則是終止這次執行：自動化退出動作、效果 不發射，演出改由舞台監督另行指定的方式接續。在煙火、火焰與自動化系統上，abort 通常綁定在實體控制上而 不是一句口令，因為口令可能聽錯，鑰匙與按鈕不會。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK / US | Abort | |
| HK / TW | Abort |
Easy to get wrong
An abort is not a hold. Hold means stop here and wait for instructions; abort means this is not happening. Treating an abort as a hold leaves a sequence loaded and liable to continue.
An abort is not necessarily a stop of the show. It abandons one sequence, and the performance frequently continues around it.
On effects systems the abort is usually hardware for a reason, and it is distinct from an emergency stop, which removes power and is a different decision with different consequences.
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Hold暫停／HOLDThe instruction to stop where you are without resetting. A hold freezes the sequence: a fade stops part way, …GoGO／執行The single word that executes a cue. It is said last, on its own, at the exact frame the action should happen…Standby準備The warning the stage manager gives before a cue, so everyone taking it can get their hand on the right contr…
Where it shows up on the wire
Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
- NFPA 160 Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience — National Fire Protection Association
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