outage
ou·tage
noun
2.
a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
- “there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.”
Origin
From out + -age, on the model of shortage.
Phrases
- power cut
- power outage
- sun outage
Related words
Broader terms
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.