blackout failure

blackout failure
błąd zaciemnienia

English-Polish dictionary of Electronics and Computer Science. 2013.

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  • blackout — lackout n. 1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting. [WordNet 1.5] 2. any darkness resulting from the extinction of lights. [WordNet 1.5] 3. the failure of electric power for a general region sufficient to extinguish all normal lighting. Syn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blackout — ► NOUN 1) a period when all lights must be turned out to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid. 2) a sudden failure or dimming of electric lights. 3) a temporary loss of consciousness. 4) an official suppression of information:… …   English terms dictionary

  • blackout — [blak′out΄] n. 1. a) the extinguishing of all stage lights to end a play or scene b) a comic stage skit ending with a quick blackout 2. an elimination or concealing of all lights that might be visible to an enemy, as during an air raid, at night… …   English World dictionary

  • Blackout Rugby — Infobox VG title = Blackout Rugby caption = A browser based rugby union management game developer = [http://www.blackoutentertainment.biz/ Blackout Entertainment Ltd] designer = Jeremy Bell and Matthew Scoble released = 14 December 2007 genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • blackout — /blak owt /, n. 1. the extinguishing or concealment of all visible lights in a city, military post, etc., usually as a precaution against air raids. 2. a period during a massive power failure when the lack of electricity for illumination results… …   Universalium

  • blackout — noun Date: 1913 1. a. a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit; also a skit that ends with a blackout b. a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids c. a period of darkness (as in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • blackout — noun 1) there must have been a blackout all the clocks are blinking Syn: power failure, power outage, brownout 2) a news blackout Syn: suppression, silence, censorship, gag order, reporting restrictions 3) he had a blacko …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • blackout — black•out [[t]ˈblækˌaʊt[/t]] n. 1) mil the extinguishing or concealment of all visible lights, usu. as a precaution against air raids 2) elm a period of failure of all electrical power, sometimes caused by an unusually heavy demand for… …   From formal English to slang

  • blackout — /ˈblækaʊt / (say blakowt) noun 1. the extinguishing of all visible lights in a city, etc., as a wartime protection. 2. the extinguishing or failure of light as in a power failure. 3. Theatre the extinguishing of all stage lights. 4. temporary… …  

  • blackout — black|out [ˈblækaut] n 1.) a period of darkness caused by a failure of the electricity supply = ↑power cut 2.) a situation in which particular pieces of news or information are not allowed to be reported ▪ As the crisis worsened, the authorities… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • blackout — noun (C) 1 a period of darkness caused by a failure of the electricity supply: The storm caused a sudden blackout and brought down telephone lines. 2 a period during a war when all the lights in a town etc must be turned off 3 an occasion when… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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