outage

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Thân thiện

A technician checks the server during a network outage.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A temporary interruption or suspension of a service, especially electrical power or network connectivity: An "outage" most commonly refers to a period when a utility, system, or service is not functioning.
   • The amount of something lost during storage or transportation: In industrial or logistical contexts, "outage" can refer to a measured loss of a commodity, such as fuel or grain.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Service Interruption):
  • The storm caused a widespread power outage across the city.
  • Scheduled maintenance will result in a network outage from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.
• Noun (Loss of Commodity):
  • The outage of crude oil during shipment was less than one percent.
  • They calculated the whiskey outage due to evaporation in the barrels.

Advanced Usage

• "rolling outage" or "rotating outage": A planned, temporary power cut that moves through different areas to manage high demand or system strain.
  • The utility company implemented rolling outages to prevent a total grid collapse.
• "outage time": The specific duration for which a system is non-operational.
  • The total outage time for the server last month was under five minutes.

Variants and Related Words

• Blackout (n): A complete failure of electric power, often more severe or widespread than a typical outage.
• Downtime (n): A period when a system, especially a computer or machine, is not operational or available for use. This is a broader term that can include planned maintenance, not just unexpected failures.

Synonyms

• Interruption: A break in the continuity of something.
• Failure: The state of not functioning.
• Loss: The amount by which something is reduced (for the commodity meaning).

Related Phrases

• To experience an outage: To be affected by a service interruption.
  • Several neighborhoods are experiencing an outage.
• Outage management: The process of responding to and resolving service interruptions.
  • The company's outage management team worked through the night to restore service.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
   • there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.
2. the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation