I'm curious now I've seen the word 'breaks' used quite often in car related topics (instead of brakes), is that a type-o/error or is it a local thing? It was al

I'm curious now I've seen the word 'breaks' used quite often in car related topics (instead of brakes), is that a type-o/error or is it a local thing? It was also used in a (non quoting) reply...