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shutdown Definition

shut·down (s̸hutdo̵un′)

noun

a stoppage or suspension of work or activity, as in a factory

shutdown Synonyms

shutdown

n.

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.

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