sleep mode

sleep mode
sleep mode noun (computing)
The facility of temporarily restricting electrical power in a computer to those parts that are needed to restore it to full operation, so that it can be left switched on when not in use
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Main Entry:sleep

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n. Electronics a power-saving mode of operation in which devices or parts of devices are switched off until needed

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ˈsleep mode 7 [sleep mode] noun uncountable
a way of operating in which parts of an electronic device are switched off when they are not being used

An orange light indicates that the monitor is in sleep mode.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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