1
: a quantity or bulk of something lost in transportation or storage
2
a
: a failure or interruption in use or functioning
b
: a period of interruption especially of electric current
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These alerts enable quick responses and even preemptive action before a minor issue spirals into a larger outage.
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Sameer Malhotra, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
What's New There has been a spike in OpenAI outages across the country since 1:25 p.m. EST, according to Downdetector.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But power and network outages in Gaza often made that impossible.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
As of now, there are power outages in several regions.
—Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Sameer Malhotra, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
What's New There has been a spike in OpenAI outages across the country since 1:25 p.m. EST, according to Downdetector.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But power and network outages in Gaza often made that impossible.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
As of now, there are power outages in several regions.
—Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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