Noun
shutdown (plural shutdowns)
- The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
- You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown.
- A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
- When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room.
- An autistic response to stress, etc. where the individual becomes silent and motionless.
- French: arrêt (du système)
- German: Herunterfahren
- Italian: chiusura, spegnimento, restrizione
- Russian: выключе́ние
- Spanish: apagado
- Italian: mutismo
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