stoppingprogram

noun
UK /ˈstɒpɪŋ ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈstɑːpɪŋ ˈproʊɡræm/

A stopping program is a set of steps that helps something come to a stop.

The toy car has a stopping program that makes it halt at the wall.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A computer program that ends a running process.

She ran a stopping program to close the game safely.

3. A plan to help a person quit a habit, like smoking.

He joined a stopping program to give up sweets.

4. A schedule for when a machine should stop working.

The factory's stopping program turns off the machines at night.