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outage
This term is primarily used in technical, industrial, and utility contexts to describe the failure or suspension of a service. It carries a neutral to negative connotation depending on whether the event is unplanned or scheduled. In a professional setting, it is the standard term for describing downtime in IT infrastructure or power grids.
When referring to planned maintenance, the word shifts from describing a failure to describing a strategic window of time. This distinction is crucial in corporate communications to differentiate between a "system outage" (an emergency) and a "scheduled outage" (a planned event).
Meanings
Examples
The entire office is offline due to a sudden network outage.
I cannot access my email because of a server outage.
Is there a power outage in this neighborhood?
Is there a power outage in this neighborhood?
The company apologized for the unexpected service outage.
The company apologized for the unexpected service outage.
We need to plan for a scheduled outage next Tuesday.
A massive outage hit the cellular network during the festival.
The plant manager confirmed the maintenance outage will last three days.
I hope this outage ends soon or I will miss my deadline.