outage

Definition

state of an item of being unable to perform its required function [IEC Multilingual Dictionary:2001 edition]

Notes

  • NOTE 1 Causes of outages can be failures, upsets or planned and unplanned events.
  • NOTE 2 The failures can be due to cataleptic intrinsic events or external events.
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