Definitions
termination of operations
Word origin
Deverbal from shut down.
Used in a sentence
“You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown.”
“There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.”
“When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Closing or stoppage”8 letters
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