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Shutdown
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the termination of a process or activity
Example
The blowout in the pipeline caused a temporary shutdown of operations.
The engineer detected an effusion of gas from the pipeline, prompting an immediate shutdown.
The computer virus demoralized the office, resulting in a temporary shutdown of the network and loss of data.
The political parties were at loggerheads, leading to a government shutdown due to the inability to pass a budget.
A sudden spike in current overloaded the system, triggering a shutdown.
