a power failure
1power failure — power failures N VAR A power failure is a period of time when the electricity supply to a particular building or area is interrupted, for example because of damage to the cables. Syn: outage …
2Power Failure — [engl.], Stromausfall …
3power failure — power .failure n a period of time when there is no electricity supply …
4power failure — power ,failure noun count a situation in which there is no electricity supply for a period of time: BLACKOUT …
5power failure — noun equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails the ice storm caused a power outage • Syn: ↑power outage • Hypernyms: ↑breakdown, ↑equipment failure • Hyponyms: ↑blackout, ↑ …
6Power failure transfer — In telecommunication, the term power failure transfer has the following meanings: 1. The switching of primary utilities to their secondary backup whenever the primary source operates outside its design parameters. This is accomplished via a… …
7power failure — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms power failure : singular power failure plural power failures a power cut …
8power failure — power outage, decrease in electrical supply, decrease in voltage …
9power failure -- transfer — If the PBX is not receiving enough power, this feature provides limited service to and from the exchange network …
10recovery from power failure — operations performed by a computer in order to return to proper operation after a power failure …