power-down procedures
nounUK /ˈpaʊə daʊn prəˈsiːdʒəz/
US /ˈpaʊər daʊn prəˈsiːdʒərz/
The steps you follow to safely turn off a machine or computer.
Before leaving the lab, the students followed the power-down procedures for all the computers.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The official instructions for switching off a power plant or large electrical system.
Engineers reviewed the power-down procedures before taking the reactor offline.
3. The steps a factory takes to stop machines at the end of a shift.
The night crew began the power-down procedures after the last batch was finished.
4. A set of actions for turning off a vehicle's electrical systems.
The pilot completed the power-down procedures after the plane parked.