Meaning & use
Outage
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A period during which a service, especially electricity, water, or an internet connection, is unavailable or not functioning.
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A storm caused a power outage across the neighborhood.
The website experienced a brief outage during peak traffic.
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Originally an American term for a suspension of electrical power; now broadly applied to any service interruption.
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