In this context (science-fiction) it is also called hypersleep. This is a kind of suspended animation of a human body.

But the medical meaning of suspended animation refers to a greatly reduced state of life process, whereas in the science-fiction meaning it refers to a complete cessation of the body s activities.

But the body can be easily restarted when the stasis is removed. The stasis has both medical and practical purposes and applications.

Most of the time, according to science-fiction, the stasis is controlled and regulated by a computer or a machine. The stasis is used for space travel (too long, human being could not stand it or would die before the end).

Examples of the stasis occur in movies or series such as Alien, Star Trek.