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load shedding

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load-shed⋅ding

[lohd-shed-ing]
–noun
the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
Also, loadshedding.


Origin:
1945–50
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