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down⋅time

[doun-tahym]
–noun
1. a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
2. an interval during which a machine is not productive, as during repair, malfunction, maintenance.
Also called dead time.


Origin:
1925–30; down 1 + time
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down-time jargon
A period of time during which a (computer) system is not operational, due to a malfunction or maintenance.
(1997-06-08)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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