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sleep mode

sleep mode noun: the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly awaiting a keypress which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.

Noun

sleep mode (usually uncountable, plural sleep modes)

  1. (usually) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly awaiting a keypress which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.
    Synonyms:
    standby, suspend to memory, suspend to RAM

sleep mode meaning in Tamil and Arabic

sleep mode in Tamil

துயில் நிலை

sleep mode in Arabic

state of a computer system
وَضْع السُّكُون waḍʕ as-sukūn

Synonyms of sleep mode

  • standby
  • suspend to memory
  • suspend to RAM

Forms of sleep mode

pluralsleep modes

Questions about sleep mode

What does sleep mode mean?
Sleep mode means the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly awaiting a keypress which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.
What is sleep mode in Tamil?
Sleep mode in Tamil is துயில் நிலை. See Sleep mode meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sleep mode?
Sleep mode is a noun.
What is the plural of sleep mode?
The plural of sleep mode is sleep modes.

Words near sleep mode in the dictionary

  1. sleep like a top
  2. sleep machine
  3. sleep machines
  4. sleep mask
  5. sleep masks
  6. sleep mode
  7. sleep modes
  8. sleep nappies
  9. sleep nappy
  10. sleep of the just
  11. sleep off

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