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cooldown

/kəʊldaʊn/ noun, verb · British & US
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What does cooldown mean?

noun, verb

A period of time during which a machine or system is not operating or is being repaired, or a period of time during which a person's emotions or behavior calm down. A reduction in the rate of something, such as a decrease in the rate of fire of a machine gun.

Example

"The server went into cooldown for maintenance, and the website was unavailable for several hours."

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