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shutdown
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE federal ▪ The prolonged federal government shutdown could not have come at a worse time for businessman Herb Stein. ▪ More layoffs may be in store if the federal shutdown drags on. ▪ The partial federal government ...
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In economics , a firm will choose to implement a shutdown of production when the revenue received from the sale of the goods or services produced cannot even cover the fixed costs of production. In that situation, the firm will experience a higher loss ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc. 2 A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further. 3 An autistic response to stress, etc. where the individual becomes silent and motionless. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: closure , closedown , closing ]
Usage examples of shutdown.
The results were scandals, lawsuits, decertification of the space carrier, and the total shutdown of the intelligence.
Critical mass was a shiny, polished concept from the gray halls of the universities and space agencies on Earth, but it had its dark side-a side discussed only in hushed conversations among the planners who hung out during late hours in what passed for dim bars in Mars City: they would have to reach critical mass before they could survive a catastrophic shutdown of the supply lines from Earth-a shutdown that could happen any day because of an economic collapse Earthside, a spacecraft disaster at Crystal City or Phobos, or worse.
Over thirty compartments were open to space, her surviving magazines were down to less than fifteen percent, and Fusion Two was in emergency shutdown.
Immediately after giving the shutdown order, Ostrander and the watch foreman had inspected the condensers, leaving the pump house to do so.
Marie leaned out the engine fuel mixture, then, when it died, switched off the magnetos and went through the rest of the engine shutdown checklist.
He slapped the emergency shutdown, wheeled toward Coruscant, and reached out with the Force, pulling himself toward Mara and her plummeting X-wing.
For some reason, at that moment a piece of software malfunctioned, setting off a systemwide shutdown.
A self-willed shutdown of his entire autonomic cardiovascular system would render Voss'on't as unprofitable as any hot bolt from the blaster slung at Boba Fett's hip would.
Ingram proceeded with his shutdown plans for that city, with all the Castles closing by late 1938.
Pointing to the screens, Dan said, "We've demonstrated acceleration, thrust, specific impulse, controllability, shutdown and restart.
He knew that in each cockpit the shutdown procedures had been started and the pilots and copilots were waiting on his word, and he grinned as he thumbed his mike.
We'd have to coordinate a shutdown of the active power systems that we've established.
It would mean that the sequential shutdowns of age and death are just part of the normal biological process, like the genetic programming that shuts down various stages of embryonic development when the time comes.
Do your before-engine shutdown checklists while taxiing-you'll have lots of time to do it.
Jack tried to fight the image of Taylor in a coma, succumbing to circulatory failure and multiple organ shutdown.