"downage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: downages [plural]
Etymology: down + -age Etymology templates: {{suf|en|down|age}} down + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} downage (countable and uncountable, plural downages)
  1. (computing) An instance or period when the system is down, or unavailable for use. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: downtime, outage

Inflected forms

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