Command: stop

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Name:
 stop - raise a stop signal
Synopsis:
  stop -> -

Desctiption:
  stop causes the execution stack to be popped until an
  enclosing stopped context is found. Effectively, the
  stopped/stop combination equals the catch/throw pair of
  C++.
  stop/stopped is used to implement SLI's error handling
  capabilities.
Notes: stop, stopped is PostScript compatible.
References:
 The Red Book, sec. 3.10
SeeAlso:stopped raiseerror
Source:
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