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uptime

uptime noun: the period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot.

Noun

uptime (countable and uncountable, plural uptimes)

  1. The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot.
  2. The amount of time, or the proportion of total time, during which some system or machinery is operable.
    • To achieve uptime optimization, the machinery specification and actual design must be right.2006, Fred K. Geitner and Heinz P. Bloch, chapter 1, in Maximizing Machinery Uptime, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 1

uptime meaning in Tamil

uptime in Tamil

கடந்துள்ள நேரம்

Antonyms of uptime

Forms of uptime

pluraluptimes

Origin of uptime

From up (“(computing) functional, working”, adjective) + time.

Questions about uptime

What does uptime mean?
Uptime means the period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot.
What is uptime in Tamil?
Uptime in Tamil is கடந்துள்ள நேரம். See Uptime meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is uptime?
Uptime is a noun.
What is the plural of uptime?
The plural of uptime is uptimes.

Words near uptime in the dictionary

  1. uptill
  2. uptilt
  3. uptilted
  4. uptilting
  5. uptilts
  6. uptime
  7. uptimes
  8. uptitling
  9. uptitrate
  10. uptitrated
  11. uptitrates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uptime (page history and authors); uptime (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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