Control-S
/kən-ˈtrōl es/
vi. "Stop talking for a second." From the ASCII XOFF
character (this is also pronounced XOFF /X-of/). Control-S
differs from Control-O in that the person is asked to stop
talking (perhaps because you are on the phone) but will be allowed
to continue when you're ready to listen to him -- as opposed to
Control-O, which has more of the meaning of "Shut up." Considered
silly.
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