showstack / glossary / hold
Hold 暫停／HOLD
The instruction to stop where you are without resetting. A hold freezes the sequence: a fade stops part way, a move stops mid-travel, and everything stays put until the stage manager either releases the hold or calls a reset. It is the instruction that buys thinking time, which is why it exists as a separate word from abort.
中文
要求「停在原地、不要歸零」的指令。Hold 會凍結整個序列：淡入淡出停在中途，移動停在半路，一切保持現狀， 直到舞台監督解除 hold 或另外下令歸位。它的作用是爭取思考時間，這也是它必須與 abort 分開成兩個字的原因。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK / US | Hold | |
| HK / TW | Hold | 中文製作同樣直接講 hold，與 GO 一樣保留英文以免聽錯。 |
Easy to get wrong
A hold is not an abort. Hold means stay here and wait; abort means abandon the sequence. On moving automation the difference is a safety one.
A hold is not a pause button. Nothing resets, and a fade left half way is a lighting state nobody designed. Wait to be told what to do next.
Not a cargo hold, and not the grip sense of the word. On a headset it is always the sequence instruction.
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Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
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