pausepolicy
nounUK /ˈpɔːzˌpɒlɪsi/
US /ˈpɔːzˌpɑːləsi/
A pausepolicy is a rule that says when you must stop for a little while.
The game's pausepolicy says everyone must freeze when the teacher claps.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A company rule about when workers may take short breaks.
The new pausepolicy gives everyone ten minutes to rest each hour.
3. A setting that decides when a machine or program stops by itself.
The printer's pausepolicy makes it stop if the paper runs out.
4. An agreement in a game about when play must stop.
Under our pausepolicy, players can call a timeout only twice.