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The amount of time lost due to forces beyond ones control, as with a computer crash.
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Downtime — (engl. Stillstandszeit, Ausfallzeit, Abstellzeit) ist die gebräuchliche Bezeichnung der Zeit, in der ein System (insb. ein Computersystem) nicht verfügbar bzw. nicht funktionstüchtig ist. Man unterscheidet zwischen geplanter und ungeplanter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
downtime — down‧time [ˈdaʊntaɪm] noun [uncountable] 1. MANUFACTURING time lost in producing goods because something has gone wrong, for example because a machine has broken or materials have not arrived: • loss of revenue due to downtime • With less… … Financial and business terms
downtime — 1952, from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + TIME (Cf. time) … Etymology dictionary
downtime — [n] time during which an activity is stopped break, breathing spell, freedom, free time, halt, interim, interlude, intermission, letup, lull, pause, recess, repose, respite, rest, spare time, spell, stay, suspension, time on one’s hands, time out … New thesaurus
downtime — occurs when a vehicle is being repaired (esp. a commercial vehicle), it cannot fulfil its function. There is a loss in both potential proceeds from its use as well as the salary of its operators … Dictionary of automotive terms
downtime — [doun′tīm΄] n. 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. a) time spent not… … English World dictionary
Downtime — For other uses, see Downtime (disambiguation). The term downtime is used to refer to periods when a system is unavailable. Downtime or outage duration refers to a period of time that a system fails to provide or perform its primary function.… … Wikipedia
downtime — [[t]da͟ʊntaɪm[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT In industry, downtime is the time during which machinery or equipment is not operating. On the production line, downtime has been reduced from 55% to 26%. 2) N UNCOUNT In computing, downtime is time when a computer … English dictionary
downtime — noun Date: 1928 1. time during which production is stopped especially during setup for an operation or when making repairs 2. inactive time (as between periods of work) < napping during our downtime > < an injured athlete facing months of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
downtime — down|time [ˈdauntaım] n [U] 1.) the time when a computer is not working 2.) also down time informal a period of time when you have finished what you were doing, and you can relax or do something that you had not originally planned to do ▪ Often,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
downtime — time needed to repair a machine When you own a computer, you have to expect some downtime … English idioms
