"Service outage" refers to a temporary disruption or interruption in the availability or functioning of a particular service, such as internet, electricity, or a website. It means that the service is not working or accessible for a period of time.
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«service»
«outage»
Sentences with «service outage»
- Delivery of alerts may be delayed for various reasons, including service outages affecting your phone, wireless or Internet provider; technology failures; and system capacity limitations. (aarpcreditcard.com)
- Compared to the 70 million subscribers affected by the recent BlackBerry service outage, the number of pi $ $ ed of PlayBook owners is pretty small (probably around 250k... and the number of active daily PlayBook owners is probably half that). (crackberry.com)
- The highlights of 2011 are almost too painful to mention: the PlayBook, RIM's first tablet, was a flop; its latest line of BlackBerry smartphones was delayed; weak sales forced the company to issue a profit warning in the spring; its network was hit by a massive service outage in the fall; and it suffered the largest wave of layoffs in its history. (canadianbusiness.com)
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