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24x7

[twen-tee-fawr-sev-uhn, ‐fohr‐, twuhn-tee‐]

24/7

[twen-tee-fawr-sev-uhn, ‐fohr‐, twuhn-tee‐] Slang.
adverb
1.
continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
adjective
2.
continual; constant: The manufacturer offers 24/7 customer support.

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24x7 is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Also, 24‐7, 24×7, twenty-four seven.


Origin:
1985–90; shortening of twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
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24/7 definition


Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week: “This convenience store is open 24/7.” The term, which also appears as “24-7,” can be used figuratively to mean “with great time and effort”: “We worked on the design 24/7 in order to complete the work on time.” This phrase was coined in the late twentieth century.

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