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outage

 
Dictionary: out·age   (ou'tĭj) pronunciation
n.
  1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage.
  2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power.

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noun

    A cessation of proper mechanical functions: breakdown, failure. See thrive/fail/exist.

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A failure in the electric power supplied by a utility company.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation

Meaning #2: a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strømafbrydelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
stroomuitval, storing

Français (French)
n. - (Comm) marchandises perdues, (Ind) panne (de courant)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausfall, Fehlmenge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (προγραμματισμένη ή προσωρινή) διακοπή λειτουργίας ή ρευματοδότησης

Italiano (Italian)
interruzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - falta de energia elétrica

Русский (Russian)
перерыв, утечка

Español (Spanish)
n. - parada, interrupción de servicios, paso del suministro eléctrico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (hand) manko

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
储运损耗

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 儲運損耗

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기계의 운전 장치, 정전, 감량

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 減量, 隙間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكميه المفقودة خلال النقل او التخزين, انقطاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפסקת חשמל, מצב כבוי (של מכשיר)‬


 
 

 

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