shut down

Definitions

General English

• phrasal verb to close completely
• phrasal verb to switch off an electrical system

Commerce

• phrasal verb to make a factory or office stop working for a time

Computing

• verb to switch off and stop the functions of a machine or system

Electronics

• To exit a program in an orderly manner, as opposed, for instance, to a crash. Also called quit.
• To exit all programs in use, and turn off a computer system.
• To properly turn off or stop a component, device, piece of equipment, system, process, or mechanism.

Information & Library Science

• verb to close a factory, shop or organisation permanently or temporarily
• verb to close down a computer or engine temporarily

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Contexts for “shut down”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Commerce
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science