Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The time during which a device, such as a computer, is functioning or available for use.
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- noun computing The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a
reboot .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use
Etymologies
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Examples
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But by and large, Amazon has had a good record with its services as far as uptime is concerned.
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This would once again seem to contradict your assertion and indicate that uptime is important.
When It Comes to Social Networks, Uptime Doesn’t Matter 2009
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Their uptime is great (did not experience any major downtime before).
Blogs: How do I set up my own blog? by The Creative Penn | The Creative Penn 2009
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Current uptime is 10 days and 13 hours; last reboot was for a software security update.
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This gives TOSHIBA's VoIP system users greater reliability and higher call uptime SLA's over the Internet.
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This gives TOSHIBA's VoIP system users greater reliability and higher call uptime SLA's over the Internet.
www.thehostingnews.com THN News 2010
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pay monthly very secure and totally keep DDOS attack good technical and customer support long term uptime please make your offer
Digital Point Forums 2008
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He would take certain stamps and coins uptime and sell them to dealers; he would go downtime with a few aluminum vessels, which were worth more than gold before the Hall process was invented.
There Will Be Time Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1972
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He would take certain stamps and coins uptime and sell them to dealers; he would go downtime with a few aluminum vessels, which were worth more than gold before the Hall process was invented.
Two in Time Anderson, Poul 1970
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The company promises a 99. 99\% uptime, which is the industry standard.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009
1246884822 commented on the word uptime
uptime and downtime in science fiction alternate history stories refer to the source period of a time traveler and the destination period. From it are then derived uptimers and downtimers.
June 2, 2011