Human sleep and sleep in animals are a form of rest.

Sleep or sleeping may also refer to:

People with the name

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

Music

Groups

Albums

Classical compositions

Songs

Paintings

Periodicals

Computing and technology

  • Sleep (command), a command that delays program execution for a specified period of time
  • Sleep (system call), an operating system call to suspend the execution of a program for specified period of time
  • Sleep mode, in which a computer becomes inactive
  • Sleep programming language, a scripting language executed on the Java platform

Science

  • Rheum, commonly known as "sleep", mucus formed in the eyes during sleep
  • To "sleep with someone", implies a person having sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual activity with another person
  • Transient paresthesia, the sensation produced by an extremity which has "fallen asleep"

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