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outage

DEFINITIONS OF: outage

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n a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)

“there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.”
Type of:
breakdown, equipment failure
a cessation of normal operation

n the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation

Type of:
indefinite quantity
an estimated quantity
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