uptime

noun — 2 senses

uptime

noun

Etymology From up (“(computing) functional, working”, adjective) + time.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot.

2

The amount of time, or the proportion of total time, during which some system or machinery is operable.

  • To achieve uptime optimization, the machinery specification and actual design must be right.2006, Fred K. Geitner and Heinz P. Bloch, chapter 1, in Maximizing Machinery Uptime, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 1:
Antonyms
downtime

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