scheduledshutdownprogram
nounUK /ˈʃɛdjuːld ˈʃʌtdaʊn ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈskɛdʒuːld ˈʃʌtdaʊn ˈproʊɡræm/
A plan that tells a computer to turn itself off at a set time.
The school computers use a scheduledshutdownprogram so they turn off every night at nine.
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2. A software feature that closes all running apps and powers down a device at a chosen time.
He set the scheduledshutdownprogram to close the lab machines after class.
3. An energy-saving setting that turns off equipment during unused hours.
The office saved money by running a scheduledshutdownprogram on all monitors.
4. A maintenance routine that restarts or stops servers at planned times.
The scheduledshutdownprogram reboots the servers every Sunday morning.