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shutdown
[shuht-doun]
noun
a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity.
a partial government shutdown;
an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
shutdown
/ ˈʃʌˌ岹ʊ /
noun
the closing of a factory, shop, etc
( as modifier )
shutdown costs
verb
to cease or cause to cease operation
(tr) to close by lowering
(tr) (of fog) to descend and envelop
informal(intr; foll by on or upon) to put a stop to; clamp down on
(tr) to reduce the power level of (a nuclear reactor) to the lowest possible value
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shutdown1
Example Sentences
Jia, on the other hand, approached his film more accidentally, using the pandemic shutdown as an excuse to revisit his own archives.
Walz, for his part, said Friday that the move was a compromise with Republican state lawmakers who he said threatened a government shutdown.
“It’s been a rough few years for Los Angeles with the pandemic, the shutdown, film industry strikes and now this,” Gingold said.
Aircraft engines rely on a precise fuel metering system - if that system gets blocked, it can lead to fuel starvation and engine shutdown.
It’s not hard to imagine this being fueled by viral videos of chatbots expressing sadness, robots mourning their shutdowns, or virtual companions pleading for continued existence.
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