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UPTIME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("uptime" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Domain category:
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uptime"):
24/7 (uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week)
Antonym:
downtime (a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions))
