different between shutdown vs outage

shutdown

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase shut down.

Noun

shutdown (plural shutdowns)

  1. The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
    You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown.
    There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.
  2. A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
    When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room.
  3. An autistic response to stress, etc. where the individual becomes silent and motionless.

Antonyms

  • startup

Related terms

  • shut down

Translations

shutdown From the web:

  • what shutdown the pipeline
  • what shutdown the colonial pipeline
  • what shutdown means
  • michigan shut down
  • what shutdown today
  • what shutdown the government
  • what's shutdown in ontario
  • california shut down


outage

English

Etymology

From out +? -age, on the model of shortage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?t?d??/
  • Hyphenation: out?age

Noun

outage (plural outages)

  1. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
  2. The amount of something lost in storage or transportation.

Translations

See also

  • blackout
  • brownout
  • dropout
  • power cut

Anagrams

  • age out

outage From the web:

  • what outage means
  • what outage block am i
  • what is outage probability
  • what does outage block 50 mean
  • what is outage management system
  • what is outage block 50
  • what is outage report
  • what power outage achievement
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