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shutdown

shutdown

136 4.1
A time when a business, system, or service stops working
  • 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.

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Examples

  • An emergency shutdown of our entire elevated lift system, sir?

  • 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?

  • The last thing we want to hear is more port shutdowns in South Africa.

  • the US government is on the verge of shutdown because we're not going to pay our bills.

  • And in certain factories, you'll see a shutdown extend for about a month.

  • There seems to be an agreement... between Washington, D.C., officials and transit authority operators... regarding the shutdown of the 9th Ward bus line.

  • And, you know, a lot of these churches during the COVID shutdowns got PPP money.

  • 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

closing
vsshutdown
305 2.3

The last part when something ends, for example a meeting

focuses specifically on stopping operations rather than endings in general
closure
vsshutdown
46 4.7

The permanent end of a business, school, or service

is broader, covering temporary or permanent stoppages across domains
downtime
vsshutdown
  • Specialized
46 4.1

A time when a machine or system is not working, for example during repairs

is any occasion of stopping operation, not only technical or maintenance breaks
plant closing
vsshutdown
  • US
4 4.6

A factory or workplace stopping all work and ending jobs there

applies to any business or system stopping, not only facilities
stand-down
vsshutdown
  • Jargon
4 6.3

A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert

denotes any stopping occasion, not only rest or lowered alert situations
shutting
vsshutdown
3 1.0

An action that makes something closed like a door or book

names the occasion when a business, system, or service stops operating
shuttering
vsshutdown
1 5.6

Closing a business or service so it stops operating

is the general occasion when a business or service stops operating
closedown
vsshutdown
  • UK
1 4.2

A permanent end to a business, factory, or service

covers both temporary and permanent stoppages as an occasion

Antonyms

403 3.4

The way a machine or system works

169 3.6

A new company that aims to grow quickly, often in technology

How Closed

closure
46 4.7
shutdown
136 4.1
pause
192 1.0

Surface Forms

shutdown singular
shutdowns plural

Morphology

shutdown = shut (transparent) = down + shut

The noun is a straightforward compound of 'shut' + 'down' meaning a stopping/closure of operation, which learners can deduce from the parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

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.