power failure

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• power failure — power failures N VAR A power failure is a period of time when the electricity supply to a particular building or area is interrupted, for example because of damage to the cables. Syn: outage …   English dictionary

• Power Failure —   [engl.], Stromausfall …   Universal-Lexikon

• power failure — power .failure n a period of time when there is no electricity supply …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• power failure — power ,failure noun count a situation in which there is no electricity supply for a period of time: BLACKOUT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• power failure — noun equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails the ice storm caused a power outage • Syn: ↑power outage • Hypernyms: ↑breakdown, ↑equipment failure • Hyponyms: ↑blackout, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• power failure — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms power failure : singular power failure plural power failures a power cut …   English dictionary

• power failure — power outage, decrease in electrical supply, decrease in voltage …   English contemporary dictionary

• Power failure transfer — In telecommunication, the term power failure transfer has the following meanings: 1. The switching of primary utilities to their secondary backup whenever the primary source operates outside its design parameters. This is accomplished via a… …   Wikipedia

• power failure -- transfer —    If the PBX is not receiving enough power, this feature provides limited service to and from the exchange network …   IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations

• recovery from power failure — operations performed by a computer in order to return to proper operation after a power failure …   English contemporary dictionary

• power-failure speed ratio — The ratio of decision speed (V1 ) and rotation speed (VR ) for a given aircraft weight and runway dimensions. Those aircraft not associated with VR (rotation speed) use V1 /V2 as a graphical representation of aircraft performance data …   Aviation dictionary