uninterruptible power supply en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A device or system that almost instantaneously provides emergency power in the case that main power fails.
Examples of emergency power supplies include a storage battery or group of batteries, a generator driven by a fuel-supplied prime mover, or an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) […].
2009, Geoff Craighead, High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, page 357:This upgrade comes after the installation of a $50,000 uninterruptible power supply system to compliment the facilities independent power supply.
2018 June 24, Gloucester Advocate:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uninterruptible power supplies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
uninterruptible power source · UPS
Translations (22)
it gruppo di continuità (Translations) · pt no break (Translations) · pt fonte de alimentação ininterrupta (Translations) · pt no-break (Translations) · pl zasilacz awaryjny (Translations) · fi keskeytymätön virransyöttö (Translations) · de unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung (Translations) · el σύστημα αδιάλειπτης τροφοδοσίας (Translations) · fr alimentation sans interruption (Translations) · pt nobreak (Translations) · gl sistema de alimentación ininterrumpida (Translations) · fr alimentation statique sans coupure (Translations) · el αδιάλειπτη παροχή ενέργειας (Translations) · pl zasilacz bezprzerwowy (Translations) · id pasokan daya takterputus (Translations) · es sistema de alimentación ininterrumpida (Translations) · id suplai power tanpa sela (Translations) · id catu daya tak terputus (Translations) · pt UPS (Translations) · fr onduleur (Translations) · ms bekalan kuasa tanpa gangguan (Translations) · da nødstrømsanlæg (Translations)