Downtime

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  downtime
       n : a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is
           not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
           [ant: {uptime}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "downtime":
     break, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space,
     breathing spell, breathing time, cigarette break, cocktail hour,
     coffee break, enforced respite, half time, half-time intermission,
     halt, happy hour, holiday, interim, interlude, intermezzo,
     intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interruption, interval,
     letup, lull, off-time, pause, plateau, point of repose,
     quiet spell, recess, relief, respite, rest, resting point, spell,
     stay, surcease, suspension, tea break, time off, time out,
     vacation
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  down-time
       
           A period of time during which a (computer) system is
          not operational, due to a malfunction or maintenance.
       
          (1997-06-08)