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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 — 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
