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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespanne
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pan/
"Une panne de courant a interrompu la production."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An instance of a service, system, or power supply being temporarily unavailable or not working.
"The unexpected power outage left the entire neighborhood in darkness for several hours." - 2
A period of time when a manufacturing plant or equipment is shut down for maintenance or repair.
"The refinery scheduled its annual maintenance outage for the spring."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English phrasal verb 'out' combined with the nominal suffix '-age', originating in the mid-20th century to describe the period during which a power supply, machine, or service is out of operation or unavailable. It gained widespread usage in industrial, telecommunications, and utility contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Outage" is said worldwide
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panne
Transliteration: /pan/
"Une panne de courant a interrompu la production."
Stromausfall
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁɔmˌʔaʊsfal/
"Der Stromausfall dauerte die ganze Nacht."
interruzione
Transliteration: /interruptsione/
"C'è stata un'interruzione del servizio telefonico."
apagón
Transliteration: /apaˈɣon/
"El apagón afectó a miles de hogares en la ciudad."
apagão
Transliteration: /apaˈɡɐ̃w/
"O apagão deixou a cidade inteira sem luz."
बिजली गुल होना
Transliteration: bijli gul hona
"तूफान की वजह से बिजली गुल होना आम बात है।"
中断
Transliteration: /zhōngduàn/
"系统中断导致服务暂时不可用。"
정전
Transliteration: /jeongjeon/
"갑작스러운 정전으로 인해 업무가 중단되었습니다."
停電
Transliteration: /teiden/
"台風の影響で大規模な停電が発生しました。"
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