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downtime definition

down·time (-tīm′)

noun

  1. the time during which a machine, factory, etc. is shut down for repairs or the like
  2. the time during which a computer or computer system is down, or inoperative, due to hardware or software failure
  3. also written down time or down-time
    1. time spent not working; free or leisure time
    2. a brief period of inactivity occurring between tasks or obligations; rest, pause, break, etc.
    3. an unproductive period caused as by illness, unexpected difficulties, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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