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OUTAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does outage mean?
• OUTAGE (noun)
The noun OUTAGE has 2 senses:
1. the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
2. a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
Familiarity information: OUTAGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("outage" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.
Hypernyms ("outage" is a kind of...):
breakdown; equipment failure (a cessation of normal operation)
Domain category:
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Context examples
Making wastewater treatment plants energy independent would not only cut electricity use and emissions but also make them immune to blackouts — a major advantage in places such as California, where recent wildfires have led to large-scale outages.
(Researchers develop technology to harness energy from mixing of freshwater and seawater, National Science Foundation)
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