timedshutdownsoftware
nounUK /taɪmd ˈʃʌtdaʊn ˈsɒftweə/
US /taɪmd ˈʃʌtdaʊn ˈsɔftwer/
Software that turns a computer off by itself at a time you choose.
I set the timedshutdownsoftware to turn off the computer at nine o'clock.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A feature built into a device that powers it down after a set time.
The TV's timedshutdownsoftware saved electricity at night.
3. A program used by parents to limit how long kids use a computer.
Mom used timedshutdownsoftware so we would stop playing games at bedtime.
4. A tool that restarts or shuts down servers on a schedule.
The school's timedshutdownsoftware turns off the lab computers every evening.