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Definition of Brownouts
1. brownout [n] - See also: brownout
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brownouts
Literary usage of Brownouts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Both sags and brownouts can be caused by utility companies attempting to ...
Sags and brownouts brownouts A brownout occurs when voltage levels fall below ..."
2. The OECD Report on Regulatory Reform by Joanna R. Shelton (1997)
"Otherwise, random supply interruptions can occur in the form of brownouts or
blackouts, causing considerable economic damage. Another important feature of ..."
3. Microcomputer Security by David J. Stang (1991)
"In the summer, when many are running their air conditioners, there may be brownouts.
brownouts do not normally cause any problem to micros directly ..."
4. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"Lightning, spikes, sags, brownouts, and outages all cause increased service expenses.
There are répons that computer service costs drop by 1/2 to 2/3 after ..."
5. Computers (1993)
"... excessive heat, and electricity brownouts. Protect against fire damage with
a regularly tested fire alert systems, and fire suppression devices. ..."
6. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"They have had some brownouts and blackouts due to failures of this technology;
while it has improved the overall operating efficiency of the system, ..."
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