deep sleep
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3.7
- noun
- /dip slip/
- Specialized
:
suspensión profunda
- The smart device automatically switches to deep sleep after a period of inactivity, allowing it to use less energy.
Examples
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Before I met you, I was in a deep sleep.
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Deep sleep; deep sleep."
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When my computer enters deep sleep, it conserves energy while still being ready to wake up quickly.
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After an hour of inactivity, the laptop goes into deep sleep mode to save battery power.
Synonyms
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3.9
A period when something is asleep or inactive
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4.7
A low-power state when a device uses little energy but can start quickly
How Low-Power
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense is directly built from 'deep' (more intense or profound) + 'sleep' (a suspended/low-power state); the phrase simply denotes a stronger or lower-power form of sleep. This compositional extension into computing is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Deep sleep for devices borrows the same image of deep sleep: a phone or sensor seems to sink into a very quiet rest so it 'saves battery' and does almost nothing until it is woken. That's why in computing 'deep sleep' means a mode where the device uses very little power but can wake when needed.