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outage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | equipment failure, breakdown |
there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m..
outage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | indefinite quantity |
Examples of outage
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The outage affected 22,000 customers in Canada's largest city, the company said.
From the bloomberg.com
Many fallen tree limbs in the community caused about an eight hour power outage.
From the dailyherald.com
But because of a nationwide outage at JPMorgan Chase, the cards weren't working.
From the orlandosentinel.com
A computer outage at United Airlines delayed thousands of travelers on Thursday.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It was at least the third major outage for the Chicago-based airline since June.
From the dailyherald.com
My phat 60gb done same last year during PSN outage when I couldn't upload saves.
From the metro.co.uk
Today's outage is due to a cascaded bug in one of our infrastructure components.
From the techcrunch.com
But he denied the power outage would affect the plant's long-term cleanup plans.
From the sacbee.com
The Wildcats handled Kansas despite a second consecutive offensive power outage.
From the usatoday.com
- The amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
- A temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."
- (Outages) These are the longer term events (several seconds to hours) caused by external factors such as trees, car accidents, animals in contact with lines, operation of utility protective equipment, and weather conditions. Interruptions and long-term outages can cause costly lost production time.
- The period during which a generating unit, transmission line, or other facility is out of service.
- A discontinuance of electric power supply.
- Space left in a product container to allow for expansion during the temperature changes it may undergo during shipment and application. Measurement of space that is NOT occupied in a drum.
- The volume of unoccupied space in a storage tank or other container, measured or gaged from a reference point above the product to the surface of the product; the difference between rated capacity and actual contents; some space will always be left unoccupied for expansion of product.
- (1) Any disruption of service. (2) The point at which a customer releases a circuit for repair, lasting until the circuit is returned to the customer in working condition.
- A term used in some industries (notably power generation) which is equivalent to a shutdown.
