1
: a quantity or bulk of something lost in transportation or storage
2
a
: a failure or interruption in use or functioning
b
: a period of interruption especially of electric current
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If Verizon, the nation’s second-largest wireless provider has its way, customers won’t ever experience a widespread network outage.
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
Wednesday's outage comes on the heels of a widespread AT&T outage in February that left thousands without service across multiple states, and impacted some calls to 911 for hours, which the carrier said was likely caused by a process error — not a cyberattack.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
Wednesday's outage comes on the heels of a widespread AT&T outage in February that left thousands without service across multiple states, and impacted some calls to 911 for hours, which the carrier said was likely caused by a process error — not a cyberattack.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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