shutdown
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/
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- After the unexpected shutdown of the system, all data was lost, causing significant delays.
- government shutdown
- planned shutdown
- startup and shutdown
Your body starts going into a slow shutdown and a epigenetic drift.
- Your body starts going into a slow shutdown and a epigenetic drift.
- And then also you saw in Manhattan the complete shutdown, right?
- Since mid March, the greatest economy in human history has been in shutdown or lockdown.
- And in certain factories, you'll see a shutdown extend for about a month.
- How long was New York City's shutdown for?
- Are you saying if the shutdown continues, the FBI can't investigate?
- These are places, by the way, four days after the last shutdown began.
- I mean, is school choice, you know, post pandemic, post shutdown, are people embracing that affirmatively?
- And so originally the Chiron says government shutdown scrapped after Trump takes deal.
- Improper shutdown will result in loss which cannot be defined.
- Like it's like the shutdown is happening.
Examples
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An emergency shutdown of our entire elevated lift system, sir?
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One of the often overlooked consequences of a sudden system shutdown is data corruption, Munkelwitz says.
Academic text (2007) -
And then also you saw in Manhattan the complete shutdown, right?
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The last thing we want to hear is more port shutdowns in South Africa.
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the US government is on the verge of shutdown because we're not going to pay our bills.
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And in certain factories, you'll see a shutdown extend for about a month.
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There seems to be an agreement... between Washington, D.C., officials and transit authority operators... regarding the shutdown of the 9th Ward bus line.
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And, you know, a lot of these churches during the COVID shutdowns got PPP money.
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A few countries ordered immediate shutdowns of some plants or shelved plans for new reactor development.
Academic text (2011) -
The judiciary might order only temporary closures, but in practice, their long duration makes the shutdowns permanent.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.3
The last part when something ends, for example a meeting
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4.7
The permanent end of a business, school, or service
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4.1
A time when a machine or system is not working, for example during repairs
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4.6
A factory or workplace stopping all work and ending jobs there
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6.3
A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert
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1.0
An action that makes something closed like a door or book
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5.6
Closing a business or service so it stops operating
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4.2
A permanent end to a business, factory, or service
Antonyms
How Closed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shutdown comes from the parts shut ('close') and down ('off' or 'lower'), like when you shut a door to stop something. So, a shutdown is when a business, system, or service is closed or turned off.