shutdown
shutdown
Definition
☆ shut·down (s̸hut′do̵un′)
noun
a stoppage or suspension of work or activity, as in a factory
shutdown
Synonyms
shutdown
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- reactor: During a routine shutdown of the reactor in September 1997, it was confirmed that fuel pins in three of these assemblies had failed.
Converse of object
- perform: And we set up a listener to detect ' window closing ' events and perform a graceful shutdown.
- force: Rob Edwards, Core cracks may force shutdown of UK reactors.
Adjective modifier
- unplanned: An unplanned shutdown of Penrice's Osborne soda ash plant in July/05 also cost the company AUD 750,000.
- orderly: This provides a more orderly shutdown than that offered by previous versions.
- improper: The boot process automatically ran Disk First Aid because I did an improper shutdown.
- automatic: Automatic shutdown of the drive in case of battery under voltage.
- planned: The researchers expect to have twice the current data by December when a planned shutdown of the beams will occur.
- unexpected: Change the " Unexpected shutdowns: to what ever you are listing.
Modifies a noun
- -h: For some time I have had ' shutdown ' just SUID root, and now I'm back to Ctrl-Alt-Del performing a shutdown -h.
- -r: You should give the command shutdown -r to perform the reboot.
- command: Instead I use the shutdown command with the restart switch.
- script: Examples of shutdown scripts for various linux distributions are shown in Appendix B.
- button: As you can see in the schematic there is as well a shutdown button connected to pin CD.
- procedure: Regulus: I understand those who remained on Earth had begun the program's shutdown procedure.
Noun used with modifier
- ventilation: Defra has stressed that ventilation shutdown would only be used as a last resort.
- emergency: STEP 5: Emergency shutdown check Move the " BUSSES " switch to ON.
- maintenance: Reactor 1 will undergo a statutory maintenance shutdown, commencing in April 2005.
- server: In the event of the power not being restored and the batteries becoming exhausted, the UPS initiates a controlled server shutdown.
- summer: Workers on the 206 model took part in three strikes ahead of the summer shutdown.
Browse dictionary entries near shutdown
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- Shushan
- shush
- shunt winding
- shutout
- shutter
- shutterbug
- shuttle
- shuttle diplomacy
- shuttlecock
- shvartze
- shy
- Shylock
- shyness
