Definitions for shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊnshut·down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. closure, closedown, closing, shutdownnoun

   termination of operations

   "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

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1. shutdownnoun

   The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

   The system is doing its shutdown operations.

2. shutdownnoun

   A reciprocation, typically as an insult.

   When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown he ceased his insults.

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1. Shutdown

   Shutdown is a song by English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from his fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his Boy Better Know record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a Vine video created by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was covered by English rock band Slaves in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in NBA 2K17.

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1. shutdown

   A shutdown refers to the closure or discontinuation of operations, functions, or activities. This can be applied to various contexts such as the turning off of machinery, systems, or devices; closing of businesses or services; or, more broadly, a situation when a government ceases non-essential operations due to lack of funding.

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1. shutdown

   Song lyrics by shutdown -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by shutdown on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Termination

How to pronounce shutdown?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shutdown in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shutdown in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shutdown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of shutdown in a Sentence

1. White House:

   I would not envision a long extension of funding at current levels, but rather enough time for Congress to finally convene the talks, reach an agreement and implement it, thereby avoiding a government shutdown but also insuring that our national security and economic priorities are properly funded.

2. Hana Ferguson:

   We barely survived the first shutdown and once we were allowed to re-open in Phase 2, were very strict about following all CDC guidelines, we've struggled with making ends meet especially with all of the rules that have been put in place.

3. Will Hurd:

   There’s no good reason why Members should receive pay during a [shutdown] while [federal] employees suffer.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   Happy anniversary Mr President, you wanted a shutdown. The shutdown is all yours.

5. John Hitt:

   I've had to scratch the trip, eat the cost of a rental car cancellation and now I'm starting over to figure out when I could get there, with the uncertainty now created by the shutdown, it's making me hesitant to fly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shutdown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shutdown
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutdown
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com