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The command "sudo tmutil stopbackup" is used to stop the Time Machine backup process on a macOS system. Here's a breakdown of the command:

• "sudo" stands for "superuser do" and is used to execute the following command with administrative privileges. It prompts the user for their password before running the command.
• "tmutil" is the command-line utility for managing Time Machine backups on macOS.
• "stopbackup" is a subcommand of "tmutil" used to stop an ongoing Time Machine backup.

When you run "sudo tmutil stopbackup" in the Terminal, it will initiate the process to stop any ongoing Time Machine backup on your system. This could be helpful if you want to pause or cancel a backup that is currently in progress.