- A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage.
- A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power.
Dictionary:
out·age (ou'tĭj) ![]() |
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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)
| Translations: Outage |
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الكميه المفقودة خلال النقل او التخزين, انقطاع
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - הפסקת חשמל, מצב כבוי (של מכשיר)
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