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Meaning of uninterruptible power supply | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A device or system that almost instantaneously provides emergency power in the case that main power fails.

Equivalents

Deutsch unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung

Ελληνικά αδιάλειπτη παροχή ενέργειας σύστημα αδιάλειπτης τροφοδοσίας

Español sistema de alimentación ininterrumpida

Français alimentation sans interruption alimentation statique sans coupure onduleur

Bahasa Indonesia pasokan daya takterputus

Italiano gruppo di continuità

Português fonte de alimentação ininterrupta no break no-break

Examples

“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) […].”

“This upgrade comes after the installation of a $50,000 uninterruptible power supply system to compliment the facilities independent power supply.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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