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shutdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | closedown, closing, closure |
| Type of | conclusion, ending, termination |
| Has types | bank closing, layoff, plant closing |
| Derivation | shut down |
Examples of shutdown
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In April, the House needed to pass two budgets to prevent a government shutdown.
From the washingtonpost.com
The last planned shutdown of the entire transit system was during a 2005 strike.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Then they can get a lead and drop back into their super-cautious, shutdown mode.
From the bostonherald.com
In a short shutdown scenario, financial markets won't be significantly affected.
From the theatlantic.com
Should the shutdown go beyond three days, he said, trash trucks will roll again.
From the washingtonpost.com
Twitter was cluttered with shutdown jokes and a thread of shutdown pickup lines.
From the latimes.com
In fact, if the shutdown were happen it could actually be a boost to the market.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
Blizzard-like conditions tonight could bring Omaha to a near shutdown overnight.
From the omaha.com
Sen. Chuck Schumer sent a letter to Mittal, urging a sale instead of a shutdown.
From the buffalonews.com
- Closure: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
- To shutdown or power off a computer is to remove power from a computer's main components in a controlled way. After a computer is shut down, main components such as CPUs, RAM modules and hard disk drives are powered down, although some internal components, such as internal clock, may retain power.
- In economics, a firm will shutdown production when the revenue received from the sale of the goods or services produced cannot even cover the variable costs of production. In that situation, the firm will experience a higher loss when it produces, compared to not producing at all.
- In a nuclear reactor, shutdown refers to the state of the reactor when it is subcritical by at least a margin defined in the reactor's technical specifications. ...
- PSI is an album by the industrial rock band Pitchshifter, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). Their previous two albums had been released on a major label, but this was released by the minor Sanctuary Records. "Eight Days" and "Shutdown" were released as singles.
- "Shutdown" is episode 96 of The West Wing.
- The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc; A reciprocation, typically as an insult
- That period of time when equipment is out of service.
- A defensive play that stops an offensive play.
