What does outage mean?

Definitions for outage
ˈaʊ tɪdʒout·age

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outagenoun

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

  2. outagenoun

    a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)

    "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."

Wiktionary

  1. outagenoun

    A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply

  2. outagenoun

    The amount of something lost in storage or transportation

  3. Etymology: modelled on shortage (out + -age)

ChatGPT

  1. outage

    An outage is a temporary or prolonged disruption or cessation of a service, system, or tool, typically due to technical issues, maintenance requirements, or damage. It can apply to various contexts such as electricity, internet service, water supply, or any other service that can be interrupted.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outage in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of outage in a Sentence

  1. Delta Air Lines on Monday:

    A power outage in Atlanta, which began at 2:38 a.m. ET (0638 GMT), has impacted Delta computer systems and operations worldwide, resulting in flight delays and cancellations today, delta's information technology team is working to resolve the problem.

  2. Elon Musk:

    The daily cycler is more about the economics or getting off the grid completely whereas the backup UPS is just there to show that your house has power if there is ever a power outage, in the U.S. the daily cycling application is going to be very limited.

  3. Tom Popik:

    The grid has become highly automated and, if remote digital communication goes down, you need someone at the substation to flip the switch to turn it back on after an outage.

  4. Kenya Power:

    The fault ... led to power loss on the critical power line thus overloading the other power generators countrywide and is suspected to have caused the outage.

  5. Jared Siegel -LRB- @jsiegel99 -RRB-:

    Power outage coming up clutch to give the audience enough time to look up who tf the Brothers Osborne are.

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