An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.
That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.
A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.
The phenomenon by which a group maintains its resources by the exclusion of others from their group based on varied criteria. ᵂᵖ
The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
The act of shutting; a closing.
A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.