power-downscript
nounUK /ˈpaʊə daʊn skrɪpt/
US /ˈpaʊər daʊn skrɪpt/
A power-downscript is a special set of written steps that tells a computer to shut down safely.
The teacher saved the power-downscript so the classroom computers would turn off at the end of the day.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A list of instructions that slowly reduces power use in a machine.
The engineer wrote a power-downscript to lower the robot's energy bit by bit.
3. A written plan for turning off many devices in order.
The power-downscript told the lab to switch off the lights, then the fans, then the main computer.
4. A small program that runs when a device is about to stop working.
When the battery got low, the power-downscript saved all the files before the tablet went dark.