Definition of "outage" []

• A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. (noun)
• A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. (noun)

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• "Keepign servers up during a two+ hour outage is another."
• "Site down eh … look fopward to the changes – any idea how long the outage is going to be?"
• "I guarantee you that the SRO and the plant management and the NRC and the BPA think a fire that causes an outage is both harm and foul."