downage

English

Etymology

From down +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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Noun

downage (countable and uncountable, plural downages)

1. (computing) An instance or period when the system is down, or unavailable for use.

   Synonyms: downtime, outage

   • 1969, Howard Jacques Greenbaum, A Simulator of Multiple Interactive Users to Drive a Time-shared Computer System, page 30:

     […] downages, and other anomalies in operation.

   • 2002, Charles V. Breakfield, Roxanne E. Burkey, Managing Systems Migrations and Upgrades, page 109:

     During trials by early adopters, each problem is identified and rated for severity, from system downage (most severe) to misalignment of a report column (minor).