: time during which a piece of equipment (such as a computer) is functioning or able to function
Examples of uptime in a Sentence
We need to maximize network uptime.
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But last week, Musk announced that Tesla would spend more than $500 million building out more chargers, just days after saying the focus would instead be on uptime at existing locations.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
But that level of uptime can be maintained in only a handful of places on earth—typically regions with abundant hydropower or a combination of abundant solar and wind, such as Chile, Namibia, and northwest Australia, generally far from global demand centers.
—S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2022
Maintaining uptime becomes even more important to reduce the use of diesel fuel to power backup generators.
—Phillip Marangella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
With redundant systems in place, the uptime is often higher than traditional hosting methods.
—Deepak Tiwari, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
But that level of uptime can be maintained in only a handful of places on earth—typically regions with abundant hydropower or a combination of abundant solar and wind, such as Chile, Namibia, and northwest Australia, generally far from global demand centers.
—S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2022
Maintaining uptime becomes even more important to reduce the use of diesel fuel to power backup generators.
—Phillip Marangella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
With redundant systems in place, the uptime is often higher than traditional hosting methods.
—Deepak Tiwari, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Uptime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptime. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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